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By Arvind Ojha: Even as a week has passed since the killing of Atiq Ahmed, new crime tales of the gangster-politician are coming to the fore. Now, an audio clip has surfaced in which a man, purportedly Atiq Ahmed, can be heard threatening a politician from Mumbai and demanding Rs 10 crores from him.
The audio clip is believed to be a year old when Atiq was lodged in Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad. When he was in prison, he called a politician named Asif and asked him to pay Rs 10 crore. The don abused the politician and said if he did not give the money to him, he would break his arms and legs.
In the video, Atiq can be heard saying over the phone to Asif, “I am Atiq. Where are you? In Allahabad (now Prayagraj)?”
To this, Asif responded, “No, I am in Mumbai.”
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The mafia don further said, “You will give me Rs 10 crore. Sell your house, sell your car, do whatever you want to. I need Rs 10 crore else I will break your arms and legs.”
In his prime, Atiq Ahmed was notorious for cases of murders and land grabs. He had over 100 criminal cases registered against him.
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On April 15, Atiq and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three assailants who posed as journalists. The brother duo was being taken by police for a medical check-up in Prayagraj when the shooters pumped them with bullets. The entire shooting was captured live on camera.
Atiq and Ashraf were accused in the Umesh Pal murder case.
On February 24, Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal, and his two security personnel were shot dead in Prayagraj. The next day, a police case was filed against Atiq, his brother Ashraf, wife Shaista Parveen, two sons, aides Ghulam and Guddu Muslim and nine others at Dhoomanganj police station.
Atiq’s lawyer Khan Shoulat Hanif has been booked for criminal conspiracy in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case.
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