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Umesh Pal murder: The story of a bloody fallout
Prayagraj: It began with a defeat in an election, and the bruised egos had a bloody fallout. In 2004, after Atiq Ahmed won the Lok Sabha polls to Phulpur constituency here, his…
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Shocked by total collapse of law & order in UP: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed her shock at what she termed as collapse of law and order in Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state. The chief minister was…
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History of Atiq’s killers: From everyday crime to making a ‘name for ourselves’
Lucknow: A “drug addict” whose brothers are now priests, a child who ran from home. This is how two of the three men who killed gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf…
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2 weeks before killing, Atiq moved SC for protection in UP police custody
New Delhi: Two weeks before gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad was shot dead while under police escort in Prayagraj, the Supreme Court had dismissed his plea seeking protection during his custody with the Uttar…
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Jungle raj, mafia raj: Oppn targets BJP over Atiq Ahmad’s killing
New Delhi: “Jungle raj” and “mafia raj” were some of the words used to describe Uttar Pradesh and even India by opposition leaders on Sunday as they hit out at the BJP…
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UP: Atiq’s assailants have criminal records, say police
Lucknow: The three assailants, identified by the police as Lovlesh Tewari, Sunny Singh and Arun Maurya, have criminal records. The three had posed as journalists and joined a group of media persons…
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Killing of Atiq Ahmed as heinous as Umesh Pal murder case: Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in police custody in Prayagraj raises serious questions over the style of functioning of the…
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The rise and fall of Atiq Ahmed
Lucknow: He was born in 1962 in a family with a modest background. His father drove a tonga for a living. His rise in life was as dramatic as his end and…
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Uttar Pradesh: Man gets life sentence for raping Dalit Boy in 2016
Muzaffarnagar: A special court here on Saturday convicted a man of sodomising an eight-year-old Dalit boy about seven years ago and sentenced him to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs…
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UP Police conducts flag march, patrolling in multiple districts after Atiq , Ashraf shot dead
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday conducted a flag march and patrolled various districts in the state after mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj. While speaking to ANI,…
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‘Perfect example of Yogi’s big failure on law and order,’ says Owaisi
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that the murders of mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed is a perfect example of UP Chief…
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Shooters who killed Atiq Ahmed were posing as Journalists: UP Police
Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday said that shooters who killed mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf on Saturday night were posing as Journalists at the spot of the…
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Oppn leaders target UP govt after Atiq Ahmad, brother shot dead
Lucknow: Opposition leaders on Saturday questioned the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh and demanded that the state government be dismissed after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot…
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Mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmed and brother killed in Uttar Pradesh
Prayagraj: Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were killed on Saturday while being taken for a medical check-up in Prayagraj. This comes days after Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad was killed…
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UP Man arrested for making ‘derogatory’ comments on Prophet Mohammad on Facebook
Ghaziabad: A man was arrested Saturday for allegedly making derogatory comments on Prophet Mohammad on Facebook, police here said. The accused, Sudesh Thakur, had allegedly made the comments and also posted objectionable…
