Shops Shut, Roads Deserted: Prayagraj, A Day After Atiq-Ashraf Double Murder — In Pics

A view of the Dhumanganj Police Station, under the limits of which Umesh Pal and his security personnel were killed on February 24 and Atiq Ahmed was named as an accused. Atiq and his brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf were shot dead at point blank range on May 15 by three shooters. Image Source: Ajay Kumar

Deserted road in Prayagraj's Chauphatka area following the Atiq-Ashraf double-murder. Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in the city and all the other districts of Uttar Pradesh. Internet has been snapped for indefinite period in the city. Image Source: Ajay Kumar

Barring a few motorbikes, a few private vehicles and police cars, nothing else could be seen on the roads. Image Source: Ajay Kumar

Local shops in the Preetam Nagar area of the city were shut down. Barring one or two shops with essentials, all the shutters were down even after 12 noon in the day. Image Source: Ajay Kumar

The razed-down building of Atiq in Chauphatka. To ensure no untoward incidents happen, police personnel were present within 100-metre range under the shade of a tree in scorching heat. Image Source: Ajay Kumar

Civil Lines, the heart of the city, was not throbbing at all. One could see the other end of the main civil lines road while standing on the other — something unimaginable on a normal day. The roadside parking was clear, hardly any movement could be seen. Image Source: Ajay Kumar