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Topic: Atiq Ahmed

Atiq Ahmed’s missing children in Rajrooppur child protection home, Prayagraj police tell court  

In a petition, jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s wife said her children had been ‘illegally detained’ on 24 Feb. She also filed a petition before Allahabad HC.  

Atiq Ahmed was shipped out of UP. But this is how he ran his empire from Gujarat jail

Yogi kept sending Atiq Ahmed and Mukhtar Ansari—2 of UP’s most dreaded bahubalis—to jail in different states. But he couldn’t stop their mafia raj.

Why police think Atiq Ahmed went after Umesh Pal — ‘backstabbing’, property rivalry, court cases

Slain BJP leader Umesh Pal first came into crosshairs of gangster-turned-politician as witness in a 2005 ‘political’ murder case. Over time, tables turned, police say.

Fear in Prayagraj after Atiq Ahmed’s aides’ homes bulldozed. Police has list of 10 of his ‘supporters’

UP Police is scrutinising assets of those who 'supported & financed' murder-accused Atiq Ahmed. Residents of area worry about being targeted because of their proximity to his aides.

Four days after don Atiq Ahmed was moved there, Bareilly jail wants him out

The Bareilly jail administration says gangster Atiq Ahmed, who was moved from Deoria jail just four days ago, will vitiate the atmosphere.

Some Muslims in Phulpur will vote for Atiq Ahmed – even if that helps the BJP

The criminal-politician Atiq Ahmed is a Robin Hood-like figure celebrated by Muslims and Dalits, and can cut into the BSP-SP candidate’s votes.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.