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TopicAtiq Ahmed

Topic: Atiq Ahmed

‘Totally reduced to dust’: Atiq Ahmed on his life — from a dreaded gangster to MP, and then in jail

Atiq Ahmed, the gangster-turned-politician who was first convicted only last month, despite 130-odd cases against him, was gunned down late Saturday night.

Atiq Ahmed & brother Ashraf buried at Kasari Masari graveyard in Prayagraj day after fatal attack

Atiq Ahmed & brother Ashraf were shot dead by three assailants while in police custody Saturday. Their bodies were sent for post mortem and handed over to family Sunday evening.

Three people have been arrested, say police after Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf were shot dead

Moments before their killing, the duo, accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, were speaking to the media while being taken for a medical. Their murder was captured on camera.

Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf shot dead in Prayagraj

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, both history sheeters, were shot dead in Prayagraj while in police custody. 

‘No dust marks, empty pistol’: Retd IPS seeks NHRC probe into Asad-Ghulam ‘encounter’ by UP STF

In letter to NHRC, IPS (retd) Amitabh Thakur has raised 12 points of suspicion over 'encounter killing' of Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad & his aide Ghulam.

‘Encounter’ killings on the rise since Yogi became CM, says Urdu press on Asad Ahmed shooting

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Police's killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's son Asad Ahmed in an 'encounter' made the front pages of the Urdu newspapers...

‘Tomorrow they may say he was Osama aide’: Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer after cops tell court about his ‘ISI links’

UP Police told court Ahmed in statement admitted to links with ISI & Lashkar and explained how Umesh Pal murder was 'plotted in jail'. Lawyers say 'police version' not admissible in court.

Ex-MP & gangster Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad, aide killed by Uttar Pradesh cops in Jhansi encounter

The police said they recovered sophisticated weapons from the site; both deceased carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh each.

Only Hindus are victims of violence on TV channels. Crimes are done by Atiqs, Ahmeds

Nirmala Sitharaman may have been correct in saying Muslims are not the target of violence in India; but on television news, they are frequently associated with violence.

On Camera

China is enjoying the strain in India-US ties and Trump cosying up to Pakistan

In Chinese discourse, India is portrayed as playing both sides, indecisive, and lacking strategic coherence, a “fence-sitter” unable to secure the confidence of either Washington or Beijing.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.