A letter petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Police.

The letter petition has been moved by retired IPS officer Amitabh Thakur who has sought the Supreme Court to issue direction to the concerned respondents to take cognizance of the petitioner`s representation dated April 16 and accordingly direct the State of Uttar Pradesh to transfer FIR against the accused Lovelesh Tiwari, Sunny Singh, and Arun Maurya in the murder of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf on the night of April 15, to CBI.