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Atiq’s sons Ali and Umar reach Prayagraj for younger brother Aban’s funeral
Atiq’s sons Ali and Umar reach Prayagraj for younger brother Aban’s funeral
Ali and Umar, the two sons of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad, arrived in Prayagraj on Saturday on parole to attend the funeral of their younger brother Aban. Both were taken under tight…
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Ali and Umar, the two sons of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad, arrived in Prayagraj on Saturday on parole to attend the funeral of their younger brother Aban. Both were taken under tight police security to Kasari Masari cemetery, where the burial rites are being conducted. Aban died in a road accident on the Jhansi-Kanpur highway when his speeding car hit a divider. He and his friend Sonu died on the spot, while three others were injured.
Umar was granted parole from Lucknow jail to attend the funeral, Aaj Tak reports. Police deployed heavy security across the area. Family members, relatives and locals gathered in large numbers for the last rites. The administration is monitoring the situation closely as the burial process begins with the brothers' presence.
The Indian Opinion
The sight of Atiq Ahmad's sons walking into a cemetery under heavy police cover within days of a road accident inevitably stirs two separate conversations. One is about basic humanity, should a brother be denied the right to bury a sibling, regardless of his father's record? The other is about equal application of the law: parole rules and security protocols are being followed here, but the same promptness must be visible for ordinary undertrial prisoners. No one is above the law, and no one should be below its compassion either.
Source: aajtak.in
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