Atiq Ahmed’s on camera killing prompts Centre to prepare advisory for journalists
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New Delhi: The killing of gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj by three assailants who posed as journalists triggered the Central government to introduce standard operating procedures for the safety and security of journalists.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guidance of Union Home Minister Amit on-cameraShah, will prepare standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the safety and security of journalists, they said.
The step is being taken after three assailants posing as journalists killed Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj Saturday night while they were speaking to reporters, they said.
The two brothers 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.
