Atique sent back to Sabarmati Jail after conviction
2 of his accomplices also get life term and seven relieved of charges
Prayagraj: Mafia-turned-politician and former MP Atique Ahmed, who along with two others, was convicted to life imprisonment in a kidnapping case, has been sent back to Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad in Gujarat amid tight security arrangement on Tuesday, a jail official said here.
Senior Jail Superintendent of Naini Jail Shashi Kant Singh said that Atique has been sent back to Sabarmati jail after a summons was received in this regard. It may be noted that after being convicted by a Special MP-MLA court Atique was brought back to the Naini Jail in Prayagraj.
Singh said that there was no order to admit Atique in the Naini jail. He said that as per the rules Atique should have been taken to Sabarmati jail. The prisoner van in which Atique was brought to Naini jail waited for more than three hours outside the prison.
Earlier in the day a special MP-MLA court sentenced mafia-turned-politician Atique Ahmed and two others to rigorous life imprisonment and penalty of Rs 1 lakh each in kidnapping of Umesh Pal, the main witness in Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal.
Government Counsel Gulab Chandra Agrahari said that the court of Special Judge Dinesh Chandra Shukla held Atique, Dinesh Pasi and Khan Shaulat Haneef on charges of kidnapping and criminal conspiracy. “The court sentenced the trio to life imprisonment. Seven others accused, including Atique’s brother Ashraf, were acquitted for lack of evidence,” he said.
Umesh Pal, the main witness in Raju Pal murder case, along with his two gunners was shot dead in front of his house in Dhoomanganj area of Prayagraj on February 24. Atique, his brother Ashraf, wife Shaista Parveen and two sons are accused in the murder of Umesh Pal and his two gunners.
On Monday Atique was brought to Naini Central jail from Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad in Gujarat amid tight security from where he was taken to the court. It may be mentioned that the then BSP MLA Raju Pal was shot dead on January 25, 2005.
Umesh Pal, who was the main witness, was threatened not to depose before the court and was kidnapped on February 28, 2006. The government counsel said that 10 accused of the kidnapping case, including Atique and Ashraf, were produced before the court.
While Atique was lodged in Sabarmati Jail from June 2019, his brother Ashraf was lodged in Bareilly Jail from July 2020. Like Atique, Ashraf was also brought from Bareilly jail amid tight security. (UNI)
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