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.
According to an FIR registered on the complaint of an individual identified as Mohammad Alamgir, the post was made by a Twitter handle by the name of 'The Sajjad Mughal'.
The tweet posted by the Twitter handle 'The Sajjad Mughal', said, "The breed is not over yet. Atiq's son Ali is still alive. Insha Allah condition - time - power will change. The city will be called Allahabad. The revenge will be taken."
"A complainant named Mohammad Alamgir has filed the FIR. A case under section 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 66 of the Information Technology (IT) Act 2008 has been registered," the FIR registered by the police said.
Mafia don Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad were shot dead by men posing as journalists on April 15 night, while they were being taken for a medical examination in Prayagraj. Both the gangsters collapsed on the spot after being shot close to point-blank range.
All three assailants - Arun Maurya, Sunny Singh and Lovelesh Tiwari - were sent to judicial custody by the district court. (with Agency inputs)
