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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.

CJM court accepts remand plea of 3 accused in Atiq-Ashraf murder case, grants police 4-day custody

Special Investigation Team had sought 7 days' custody, it is learnt. While a ‘western UP gang connection’ is being probed, more details expected when accused are interrogated in custody.

‘Dreaded gangster, now a nobody’: Subdued burial for Atiq, Ashraf at family graveyard in Prayagraj

Atiq Ahmed’s minor sons attended burial at Kasari Masari graveyard in Prayagraj but his wife Shaista Parveen, wanted in Umesh Pal murder case, did not show up.

Silence envelopes Chakia colony in Prayagraj ahead of Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf’s burial

Locals in Prayagraj are divided over how they feel about Atiq Ahmed & brother Ashraf’s killing. Some say Atiq was a ‘product of govt’, others say his ‘bad karma’ caught up to him.

‘Unemployed, tried to kill Atiq & brother before’ — what we know so far about assailants

Prayagraj: Hours after the killing of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, the family of one of the accused,...

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.

Colonies on Prayagraj’s floodplains are not just for poor. Here’s how rich & mighty ‘flout’ construction ban

Prayagraj Development Authority identified 30,715 illegal constructions, the highest in Uttar Pradesh. Demolition of constructions in floodplains practically not possible, says official.

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.  

‘Chori aur seena zori’ — in UP assembly, war of words between Yogi & Akhilesh over Prayagraj murder

UP CM and SP chief started sparring when Akhilesh mentioned Friday’s daylight shooting of Umesh Pal, questioning state of law and order.

On Camera

From ‘Jai Kisan’ to CVC, Shastri walked the talk. But corruption proved harder to root out

Set up by Lal bahadur Shastri, the Santhanam Committee's key concern was that corruption, once limited to the lower rungs of the bureaucracy, had now infected the All India Services and political leadership.

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 wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence 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.