Fact Check: Is this man criticising CM Yogi for the killing of Atiq Ahmed

There has been a lot of attention around the killing of gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf.

The Uttar Pradesh government is getting a lot of praise and criticism over the incident. A local Congress leader Rajkumar Singh Raja was arrested in Prayagraj, UP on April 19, after a video of him went viral showing him place the Tricou;luron the grave of Ahmed.

Now another video has gone viral of a man criticising the UP government and the state police for the murders. In the viral video, the man can be heard using bad language against UP CM, Yogi Adityanath. He accuses the UP government of orchestrating killings. Many shared the video tagging the UP police.Screenshot 2023-04-24 at 11.13.40 AM.

We have learnt that the video is not shot in UP, but is is from Hyderabad. We learnt that the video was shot at the MPM Mall in Hyderabad. This mall is located in the Abid's area.

The man who can be seen in the video has been identified by the police. The name the person in the video is Nasir and he is a resident of Delhi, but has been living in Hyderabad for over a year now. As per the latest reports, Nasir has been arrested and a case has been registered against him under Section 502 (2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Hence it becomes clear that the man speaking in the video is not from Uttar Pradesh who is criticising the killing of gangster Atiq Ahmed. This man is a resident of Delhi and has settled in Hyderabad for the past one year and has been identified as Nasir. He has been booked by the police for defamation.