Atiq Ahmed, an Indian politician who was also popular for being involved in, and masterminding several criminal activities, has been shot dead on live tv while being questioned by journalists.
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Three men who posed as journalists surrendered after the shots were fired and were taken into custody. They were part of the journalists who were questioning them after they were being escorted for medical checkups.
One of the gunmen who were arrested was constantly chanting “Jai Shri Ram” which means Hail Lord Ram; a slogan “that has become a battle cry for Hindu nationalists in their campaign against Muslims,” sources report.
Ahmed was a well-known hardened criminal and gang leader who rose up the ranks to become a politician. He was known for several criminal charges including kidnapping, murder, and extortion.
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In 2019, he was convicted and jailed for kidnapping. He first made it on the police radar after he was charged with murder in 1979. He became a strong influence in the western part of Allahabad city in 1989.
He and his brother Ashraf were both brought back in Prayagraj for question in March 2023 to appear in court for their sentencing relating to kidnapping to be announced.
Cases against them also including the murder of Umesh Pal, a pivotal witness in the 2005 murder of Raju Pal, a lawmaker who was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
Raju Pal was murdered after he defeated Ashraf in the 2004 assembly elections in Ahmed’s political stronghold. Umesh Pal was also killed in February 2004 after several people opened fire on him.
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