<p>The three assailants, who killed gangster Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf, belong to three different districts in Uttar Pradesh.</p>.<p>Lovlesh Tiwari belongs to Banda, Sunny Singh belongs to Hamirpur and Arun Maurya lives in Kasganj.</p>.<p>Surprisingly, the families of all three men have disowned the assailants and said that they had already left their homes much before the incident.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/atiq-ahmed-brother-ashraf-shot-dead-in-uttar-pradesh-3-held-1210068.html" target="_blank">Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf shot dead in Uttar Pradesh; 3 held</a></strong></p>.<p>All three have been booked and jailed for petty crimes in the past.</p>.<p>What is intriguing to the police is the fact that they have no answer for their motive for killing the two brothers.</p>.<p>The three assailants came to Prayagraj 48 hours before the incident and were staying in a hotel.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/yogi-announces-3-member-judicial-panel-to-probe-killing-of-atiq-ahmed-1210110.html" target="_blank">Yogi announces 3-member judicial panel to probe killing of Atiq Ahmed</a></strong></p>.<p>They have not divulged where they got the sophisticated weapons that were used to gun down Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf.</p>.<p>According to a police source, one of the three has said that they executed the crime because they wanted to make a name for themselves in the underworld. However, until other questions are answered, this theory will not hold water.</p>
<p>The three assailants, who killed gangster Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf, belong to three different districts in Uttar Pradesh.</p>.<p>Lovlesh Tiwari belongs to Banda, Sunny Singh belongs to Hamirpur and Arun Maurya lives in Kasganj.</p>.<p>Surprisingly, the families of all three men have disowned the assailants and said that they had already left their homes much before the incident.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/atiq-ahmed-brother-ashraf-shot-dead-in-uttar-pradesh-3-held-1210068.html" target="_blank">Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf shot dead in Uttar Pradesh; 3 held</a></strong></p>.<p>All three have been booked and jailed for petty crimes in the past.</p>.<p>What is intriguing to the police is the fact that they have no answer for their motive for killing the two brothers.</p>.<p>The three assailants came to Prayagraj 48 hours before the incident and were staying in a hotel.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/yogi-announces-3-member-judicial-panel-to-probe-killing-of-atiq-ahmed-1210110.html" target="_blank">Yogi announces 3-member judicial panel to probe killing of Atiq Ahmed</a></strong></p>.<p>They have not divulged where they got the sophisticated weapons that were used to gun down Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf.</p>.<p>According to a police source, one of the three has said that they executed the crime because they wanted to make a name for themselves in the underworld. However, until other questions are answered, this theory will not hold water.</p>