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Umesh Pal murder: Slain gangster Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer arrested near hotel in Lucknow

Apart from Atiq and Ashraf, Vijay Mishra also represented gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. He had called the killings of Atiq & Ashraf a 'political conspiracy'.

Atiq Ahmad’s lawyer arrested in Umesh Pal murder case

Prayagraj: Police have arrested gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad's lawyer Vijay Mishra, who was wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, officials said on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner...

‘Will stop this,’ says UP dy chief minister after in-custody murders of dons Jeeva, Atiq Ahmed

Jeeva was shot dead in a Lucknow court Wednesday; Atiq and his brother were killed while being taken to a hospital on 15 April.

Hitler fan, wannabe cop, Class 11 student — how young men become cheap go-to shooters for UP gangs

Young men in UP are picking up guns for glamour, money, and caste empowerment, police say. For gangs, many good 'bargain' shooters come from Jaunpur and Pratapgarh.

Atiq dead, Mukhtar convicted, but sons and ‘fugitive’ wives now in police crosshairs in Yogi’s UP

With a manhunt on for Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen and Mukhtar Ansari’s spouse Afshan, a look at some ‘mafia’ family members currently in the radar of the UP police.

UP govt probes CBI officer who testified for Atiq Ahmed: ‘Undermined case, cast suspicion over investigation’

Prayagraj additional district government counsel (criminal) has written to Prayagraj DM & UP govt recommending that govt write to Union home ministry seeking action against the officer.

It doesn’t matter how Atiq Ahmed died, writes Hindu Right press

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the last couple of weeks.

How Atiq Ahmed’s inner circle turned on him — filed FIRs, ‘used his name and pocketed profits’

Atiq Ahmed is said to have lost his grip on his criminal empire in his last years, but police say ‘100 gang members are still active' and have been taking his dubious legacy forward.

Allahabad’s descent took 3 decades. From Nehru’s legacy to Atiq’s crime capital

From being a retired people's haven to a crude-bomb making, gun-slinging mafia hub, West Allahabad's shift was so dramatic that the city’s identity changed.

No curfew, no danga, UP mein sab changa: Yogi’s campaign pitch ahead of municipal polls

At three rallies in Saharanpur, Amroha & Shamli, CM declared mafia, criminals were now a thing of past in Uttar Pradesh. He asserted festivity marked the state, not lawlessness.

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Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.