Atiq and Ashraf were handed over to the cemetery of Prayagraj.

Prayagraj (IANS) | Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were handed over to the body at Kasari Masari cemetery in Prayagraj on Sunday amid heavy police security. The police allowed some distant relatives of Atiq and some local people inside the cemetery. The bodies of both were handed over to the relatives after the post-mortem, after which both were taken to the cemetery. The post-mortem report states that Atiq was hit by eight bullets, while Ashraf was hit by six bullets.

The two brothers were buried in the same cemetery as other family members, including Atiq’s son Asad. Asad was killed in an encounter in Jhansi on Thursday, he was buried on Saturday.

–IANS