UP don Atiq Ahmad gets life term in 2006 Umesh Pal abduction case


Dreaded gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed, who unleashed terror on Uttar Pradesh over the last three decades, and two others were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court in Prayagraj in the 2006 Umesh Pal abduction case on Tuesday.

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The special MP/MLA court convicted Atiq and co-accused Dinesh Pasi and Khan Sauqat Hanif and also imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh each on them.

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Khan has been found guilty for sections 364 (abduction) and 120B (a party to criminal conspiracy).

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The court, however, acquitted Atiq’s jailed brother Ashraf and six others of all charges. The six other accused are Javed alias Bajju, Farhan, Aabid, Israr, Asif, and Ejaz Akhtar.

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Atiq, who was brought to Prayagraj on Monday evening by road from Sabarmati jail in Gujarat, along with his jailed brother Ashraf was produced before the court amid tight security arrangements

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