<p>Five police personnel were suspended on Wednesday for negligence in connection with the killing of mafia-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, a senior officer said here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Shahganj police station in-charge Ashwani Kumar Singh was among those suspended. The remaining are a sub-inspector and three constables.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/why-didnt-police-open-fire-at-atiq-killers-former-cops-weigh-in-1210816.html" target="_blank">Why didn't police open fire at Atiq killers? Former cops weigh in</a></strong></p>.<p>Ahmed and Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction on Saturday night when police personnel were escorting them to a hospital in the Shahganj police station area in Prayagraj for a checkup.</p>.<p>The brothers were in handcuffs when they were killed in full view of camera crews.</p>.<p>The senior police officer said the five personnel were suspended after a special investigation team (SIT) charged them with negligence in discharging their duties.</p>.<p>Police Commissioner Ramit Sharma had constituted the three-member SIT headed by Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Satish Chandra to probe the killings.</p>
<p>Five police personnel were suspended on Wednesday for negligence in connection with the killing of mafia-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, a senior officer said here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Shahganj police station in-charge Ashwani Kumar Singh was among those suspended. The remaining are a sub-inspector and three constables.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/why-didnt-police-open-fire-at-atiq-killers-former-cops-weigh-in-1210816.html" target="_blank">Why didn't police open fire at Atiq killers? Former cops weigh in</a></strong></p>.<p>Ahmed and Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction on Saturday night when police personnel were escorting them to a hospital in the Shahganj police station area in Prayagraj for a checkup.</p>.<p>The brothers were in handcuffs when they were killed in full view of camera crews.</p>.<p>The senior police officer said the five personnel were suspended after a special investigation team (SIT) charged them with negligence in discharging their duties.</p>.<p>Police Commissioner Ramit Sharma had constituted the three-member SIT headed by Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Satish Chandra to probe the killings.</p>