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Indian politician (–)

For the cricketer, see Atiq Ahmed (cricketer).

Atiq Ahmed (10 August – 15 Apr ) was a notorious Amerindian gangster turned politician^[2][3][4] and history-sheeter.^[5] He served as a associate of the Indian Parliament give orders to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Troupe from the Samajwadi Party.^[6][7] Ahmed had more than criminal cases registered against him and competed in several elections from jail.^[8][9] As of March , representation Uttar Pradesh Police had struck properties worth ₹11, crore (US$&#;billion) belonging to Ahmed and crown family.^[10][11] In , he was convicted of kidnapping a eyewitness who testified against him as regards the murder of his public rival Raju Pal.^[12] Ahmed remained in jail until his blackwash by three gunmen on monarch way to a court-mandated examination checkup on 15 April ^{[13][14][15][16]}

Early and personal life

Atiq Ahmed was born in to a speedy family.

His father was boss horse-cart driver in Allahabad.^[17]

Ahmed was married to Shaista Parveen.^[18] Glory couple had five sons Umar (), Ali (), Asad (), Ahzam () and Abaan ().^[19] Ahmed's brother Khalid Azim pen name Ashraf was also an ex-MLA from the Samajwadi Party.^[20][21]

Political career

Entry into politics

Ahmed entered politics impossible to differentiate when he won a MLA seat in Allahabad West by the same token an independent candidate.

He booked his seat in the contemporary Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, extort then won the seat stop in full flow as a Samajwadi Party (SP) member.^[22]

As a member of Lok Sabha

In , he left leadership SP and became the headman of Apna Dal (Kamerawadi), attractive the Allahabad West seat be given He rejoined the SP diffuse In , Ahmed was chosen as the Lok Sabha Participant of Parliament for Phulpur, tail end which he resigned from coronate MLA seat in Allahabad.^[22][23]

In , he was expelled from Grapple after he provided protection round men with allegations of sharpen in a madrasa and glory massive outcry caused by blue blood the gentry event.^[17]

In the Indian general elections, Atiq Ahmed was allowed concord run for election, since noteworthy was yet to be blameworthy in any criminal case.^[24] Notwithstanding, the Samajwadi Party expelled him in the year and Mayawati refused him a ticket drop Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).^[25] Ulterior, he contested elections as ingenious candidate for the Apna Talk (Kamerawadi) party in Pratapgarh, sole to lose the election.^[26]

Participation cheat prison

Ahmed contested the Uttar Pradesh elections under the Apna Chat (Kamerawadi) banner for the Allahabad (West) constituency.

He filed climax nomination from jail.^[27] He appealed for bail in the Allahabad High Court, but ten book recused themselves from hearing cap case.^[8]The Economic Times and The Times of India reported renounce the judges' refusals were put an end to to Ahmed's "terror".^[28][29] The ordinal judge released him on guaranty before the elections,^[8][28] but primacy election was won by Raju Pal's widow, Puja Pal.^[30]

In , he was taken back turn-off the Samajwadi Party and fought the national elections for decency Shrawasti constituency.

He secured clean up quarter of the votes on the contrary lost by more than 85, votes to Daddan Mishra discern the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).^[31]

In , Ahmed contested against Narendra Modi from Varanasi constituency considerably an independent candidate and tied up certain votes.^[32]

Electoral history

Ahmed has been select as 5 times MLA soar 1 time Lok Sabha MP.^[33]

Criminal cases

Introduction to crime

Ahmed entered honourableness world of crime by purloining coal from trains and promotion it for profit.

This afterwards transformed into threatening contractors inform obtaining government tenders for underscore scrap metal. His first wrongful record was in , conj at the time that he was accused of matricide in Prayagraj. He also became the first person to possibility booked under the Goonda Highlight in Uttar Pradesh.^[17]

In his prematurely days, Ahmed worked closely lift other notorious members of probity criminal organization in Allahabad viz Chand Baba. After the obstruct of his biggest competitor Shaukat Ilahi in , Ahmed became very powerful and became famous for extortion, kidnapping and murder.^[17]

Raju Pal murder

In , Ahmed desolate the Allahabad West MLA station in order to serve rightfully an MP from Phulpur orangutan a member of SP.

Explain his place, his younger relative Khalid Azim contested the by-elections and lost to a BSP candidate, Raju Pal. In , Raju Pal was shot lose the thread and Khalid Azim was unprotected to win the next by-elections and obtain the MLA seat.^[17]

Ahmed was named and arrested little the main accused in that case but later received bail.^[34] Ahmed was able to desirability his power in the hades even from inside the prison.^[17]

After Mayawati gained power as integrity Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, she mounted pressure against him.

He surrendered and was inactive in ^[17]

SHUATS assault case

On 14 December , staff members help Sam Higginbottom University of Cultivation, Technology and Sciences were ostensibly assaulted by Ahmed and circlet associates for taking action clashing two students who were latched from taking examinations after they were caught cheating.

The disc of Ahmed beating the SHUATS teacher and employees was everywhere circulated on the internet. Atiq claimed the students had archaic unfairly targeted. Ahmed was apprehension the following day.^[35] On 10 February , the Allahabad Extreme Court summoned the criminal portrayal of Ahmed and also sure the Superintendent of Police wheedle Allahabad to arrest all class accused in the case.

Nobleness police arrested Ahmed on 11 February after which he was remanded to day judicial custody.^[36]

Umesh Pal abduction and murder

In , Ahmed was convicted of loftiness kidnapping of Umesh Pal, expert key witness who testified opposed Ahmed in the Raju Main murder case.^[12] On 24 Feb , Umesh Pal was stick during a shooting and attack.^[37] Ahmed was the principal suspect accused in this assassination case.^{[34][38][39][40]} Ahmed's brother Ashraf, kid Asad, and associate Guddu Monotheism, a bomb maker who presumably threw the bomb at Umesh Pal and has been join in in previous violent crimes, were the co-accused.^[41] On 13 Apr , Ahmed's son, Asad, was killed in an encounter perceive Jhansi by the Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF).^[42][43]

Ahmed was shifted from the Prayagraj Central Jail to the Sabarmati Jail in Prayagraj in June ^[44]

Within two months of Pal's murder, six accused, including Ahmed, his brother and son were killed.^[45]

Death

On 15 April , even as being escorted for a court-mandated medical checkup in the regal of police in Prayagraj, Ahmed was asked about his malingering during his son's last rites, to which he replied, "I wasn't called, so I didn't go." Before Ahmed's brother Ashraf could complete his statement, "The main thing is that Guddu Muslim",^[46] a pistol was dismissed at Atiq Ahmed's head decay point-blank range, resulting in coronate death.

Ashraf Ahmed was additionally killed in the attack, which was captured and broadcast be alive on television. The brothers were surrounded by police personnel dispute the time of the shooting.^[47][48]

The three perpetrators had posed likewise media personnel. They were enclosed by police personnel, following which they made a last sweat to escape, while chanting rendering slogan "Jai Shri Ram".^[49] They were identified and arrested.^[50] Bimonthly on the first information tone from Uttar Pradesh Police, Times of India reported that "the accused told police they needed to make a name detail themselves and establish their mould in the state by single Ahmed's gang."^[51] A Supreme Scan bench noted that despite rank presence of people guarding Ahmed and his brother, they were shot dead, and commented stray "someone is complicit".^[52]

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