New Delhi: A team of Prayagraj Police entered the Sabarmati Jail where mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed is lodged. He has to be shifted to Prayagraj jail before his hearing of the kidnapping case. Videos of Prayagraj Police standing at the gates of Sabarmati Jail are making rounds on the internet as the police will be shifting the accused.
Gujarat | Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed (in white headgear) steps out of Sabarmati Jail as Prayagraj Police take him with them.
As per a UP Court’s order, the verdict in a kidnapping case will be pronounced on March 28. All accused in the case, including Atiq Ahmed, have… pic.twitter.com/LzgTBdBl5V
— ANI (@ANI) March 26, 2023
As per the court order, the verdict in a kidnapping case will be pronounced on March 28. All accused in the case, including Atiq Ahmed and his brother, have been directed to be produced before the court on the day of the verdict.
#WATCH | A team of Prayagraj Police stands at the gates of Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat where mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed is lodged.
As per a UP Court’s order, the verdict in a kidnapping case will be pronounced on March 28. All accused in the case, including Atiq Ahmed,… pic.twitter.com/eW8jgAfhLD
— ANI (@ANI) March 26, 2023
His brother Ashraf will also be brought to Prayagraj before producing him before the court on March 28.
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh | Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s brother Ashraf will also be brought to Prayagraj in connection with the kidnapping case in which Atiq is also an accused.
As per a UP Court’s order, the verdict in a kidnapping case will be pronounced on March 28.…
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 26, 2023
Atiq Ahmed is the main accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, where the prime witness in the BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, and his two security personnel were shot dead on 24 February 2023.
DG (prisons) Anand Kumar has assured that preparations have been made for Ahmed in the Prayagraj jail, where he will be kept in a high-security barrack with a CCTV camera for surveillance. He added that the jail staff will be deployed on the basis of their records and they will have body-worn cameras. Prayagraj Jail office and Jail Headquarters will monitor the video.
Reportedly, a 45-member team of Uttar Pradesh Police has been deployed to shift the accused to Prayagraj.