Atiq Ahmad

Atiq Ahmed Murder: The 18-year-old curse that destroyed dreaded UP mafia don

The story of Pooja Pal's curse dates back to the time when Atiq Ahmed won the Lok Sabha elections from Prayagraj in 2004. The assembly seat of Prayagraj West had also fell vacant. In 2005, when by-elections were held on this seat, Atiq Ahmed fielded his brother Ashraf Ahmed

In 2008, Atiq Ahmad's key vote helped save UPA govt, India's nuke deal with US

During that time, the Opposition had brought a no-confidence motion against the Manmohan Singh-led government and at stake was the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the nuclear deal

History of Atiq Ahmad's killers: From everyday crime to making a 'name for themselves'

Out of the three men, names of at least two of them figure in the records of police stations in the state, but for nothing as audacious as the almost point-blank shooting of the two brothers as they were being escorted into a Prayagraj hospital for a medical check-up, while the cameras rolled

Assailants wanted to make a name for themselves by eliminating Atiq Ahmad, his brother

On Sunday night, Atiq and Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction while they were being escorted by police personnel to a medical college for a checkup

UP: Atiq Ahmad's brother arrested for sheltering Umesh Pal's killers

Akhlaq Ahmad, a government doctor, was arrested from Nauchandi area here by an STF team last night and taken to Prayagraj, Superintendent of Police, STF, Brijesh Singh said

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi denied permission to meet ex-MP Atiq Ahmad in Sabarmati jail

Jail authorities denied permission on the ground of COVID-19 protocols and since he is not Ahmad's blood relative