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Bomb hurled near Atiq Ahmed lawyer's home, cops say not a targeted attack

A crude bomb was hurled in the Gobar Gali area of Katra in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Tuesday. The incident took place outside the residence of one of the advocates of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed.

No one was injured in the attack.

Police said it wasn't a targeted attack and was a result of rivalry between two groups.

As soon as the incident was reported, the Colonelganj police rushed to the spot.

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction on Saturday night while police personnel were escorting them to a medical college here for a checkup.

The brothers, both jailed in Prayagraj, were in handcuffs when they were killed in full view of camera crews around 10 pm. The horrifying visuals were circulated widely on social media platforms and television channels. The last rites of Ahmad's son Asad, who was gunned down in a police encounter in Jhansi on April 13, were performed here just hours before the shooting.