Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad along with his brother Ashraf was killed on Saturday in UP’s Prayagraj after they have been being taken for medical check-up that was mandated by a courtroom whereas permitting police remand for 5 days. Here, we glance into the story of the making of UP’s infamous felony, his political clout, his subsequent election as a member of parliament, and finally the story of his downfall.

Atiq’s private life

Atiq Ahmad was born in UP’s Shravasti in 1962. He was married to Shaista Praveen, who’s at the moment absconding. Atiq and Shaista had 5 sons – Ali, Umar, Ahmad, Asad, Ahzaan, and Abaan. Asad was killed in an alleged encounter with UP police on Friday in Jhansi.

Atiq’s brother Khalid Azim, alias Ashraf, was additionally a former MLA.

Atiq Ahmad’s political journey

Atiq Ahmad was a five-time member of UP’s legislative meeting and former member of parliament.

His political profession started in 1989 when he was elected as an unbiased candidate to the Allahabad, now Prayagraj, (West) MLA seat. He retained his seat within the subsequent two legislative Assembly elections, and in 1996, the mafioso-politician gained his fourth consecutive time period, this time on the Samajwadi social gathering’s ticket.

Three years later, he left SP to grow to be president of Apna Dal (Kamerawadi). He went on to win the seat within the 2002 meeting election.

But the subsequent yr, he returned to SP. He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Phulpur in UP from 2004 to 2009. Phulpur seat was as soon as held by India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Atiq’s felony data

In the final 4 many years, 101 criminal occurrences involving Atiq have been reported within the state. According to police data, the primary homicide case in opposition to him was filed in 1979.

He was concerned in a lot of crimes, together with murders, tried murders, kidnappings, fraud, threats, and land grabs.

Atiq was additionally accused within the 2005 killing of BSP MLA Raju Pal. The incident occurred when the BSP lawmaker challenged Atiq’s affect and gained the election in opposition to his brother Khalid Azeem. He was gunned down simply three months after defeating Atiq’s youthful brother from Allahabad (West) meeting seat.

The gangster-turned-politician was additionally accused of kidnapping Umesh Pal, the primary witness to Raju Pal’s homicide, and forcing him to jot down an announcement claiming that he was not there when Raju Pal was killed and that he didn’t wish to testify. He was awarded life imprisonment for the 2006 abduction.

The preliminary indications of his impending downfall got here in 2016 when his aides have been accused of assaulting school workers in Prayagraj for taking motion in opposition to college students who have been detected dishonest on an examination. The subsequent yr, he was detained and moved out of the state in 2018.