Prayagraj: An FIR was registered against an unidentified individual at a cybercrime station in Prayagraj after a social media post vowed to take “revenge” for the killing of gangster Atiq Ahmed, police said.
“The FIR was registered on the directives of special DG law & order under section 505 (b) of IPC (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes) and Information Technology (IT) act and police have begun a probe,” said a senior police official preferring anonymity. Sources said the police team has also tracked the location of the account from where it was tweeted. He added that the tweet also contains a video and inflammatory words like Atiq’s sons are still alive, situation, time and administration will be changed, and city will also be renamed as Allahabad.
He further said cops are maintaining a strict watch on social media accounts after the killing of gangster brothers Atiq Ahmed and Khalid Azim alias Ashraf who were shot dead by three armed assailants inside MLN divisional hospital campus on April 15.tnn
“The FIR was registered on the directives of special DG law & order under section 505 (b) of IPC (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes) and Information Technology (IT) act and police have begun a probe,” said a senior police official preferring anonymity. Sources said the police team has also tracked the location of the account from where it was tweeted. He added that the tweet also contains a video and inflammatory words like Atiq’s sons are still alive, situation, time and administration will be changed, and city will also be renamed as Allahabad.
He further said cops are maintaining a strict watch on social media accounts after the killing of gangster brothers Atiq Ahmed and Khalid Azim alias Ashraf who were shot dead by three armed assailants inside MLN divisional hospital campus on April 15.tnn