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Atiq Ahmad, his wife among 5 booked in forgery case linked to Umesh Pal's murder

PRAYAGRAJ: Police in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj has booked gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, his wife Shaista Parveen and son Ali in a forgery case linked to the murder of Umesh Pal, the key witness in the murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal.

The Times of India · Apr 9, 2023

Gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmad being taken back to Sabramati Jail amid tight security

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case, is being taken back to Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 29, 2023

‘Would’ve never rented house if I knew it was a crime’: UP journalist’s property razed in Atiq crackdown

Bulldozers were back in the news cycle last week with the Yogi Adityanath government’s crackdown on gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his aides, who have been accused of killing a witness in a 2005 murder case.

Newslaundry · Mar 6, 2023

Area half Noida’s size rid of squatters in 3 years: UP CM Yogi Adityanath in assembly

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government cleared encroachment from 11466.98 hectares of land – which is more than half the size of Noida (around 20,000 hectares) – between April 2019 and March 2022, said CM Yogi Adityanath in a written submission made in the UP Assembly on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Sep 20, 2022

In Prayagraj , BJP bets on its ‘bulldozer’ narrative

Euphemism deployed by party to denote ‘suraksha’ (safety) and law and order

The Hindu · Feb 22, 2022