Prayagraj police filed a case after a threat message surfaced on social media to avenge gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's murder on Sunday. It is believed that the supporters of Atiq are angry since the shooting of Atiq and his brother Ashraf. But they were not able to react due to the fear of police action. However, a threatening message is viral on social media in which his supporter venting his anger. The tweet was made from a Twitter handle named 'The Sajjad Mughal'. The tweet threatened to avenge the murder of Atiq and Ashraf and settle scores.
ADG takes cognizance
An old video of a speech made by Atiq Ahmed's son was also posted in this tweet. When this tweet started going viral, UP's ADG Law and Order Prashant Kumar, taking cognizance, sent a letter to Prayagraj's cyber crime station and directed them to take action. After this, the cyber cell of police registered a case on that Twitter handle under section 505 and section 66 of the IT Act.
Earlier, Atiq and Ashraf were shot dead by three men- Arun, Lavlesh and Sunny in police custody outside Colvin Hospital, Prayagraj. The police had arrested all three shooters.
What was written in tweet
On April 25, a Twitter handle named 'The Sajjad Mughal' wrote, "The race is not over yet. Atiq's son Ali is still alive. Inshallah circumstances, time and the government will change. Then Allahabad will also be called and will avenge."
Suspicion of hand in anti-CAA-NRC movement
After the tweet, an investigation has been started by registering a case against the Twitter handle in the cyber station of Prayagraj Police. The cyber unit of the police is ascertaining who is operating the Twitter handle and what is Atiq's relationship with him. The police suspected that the same people who were fueling the movement against CAA-NRC in Prayagraj could be involved to provoke people. The cyber team collected posts related to the tweet.
