Atiq Ahmed
PRAYAGRAJ
The state government, is leaving no stone unturned for destroying the economic empire of Atiq. The Police team which has been constituted by the government has identified property worth crores of Atiq in Lucknow.
This property is in the form of a flat in a very posh area of the state capital. It was bought by the mafia in the name of a contractor. After the discovery of the property, the contractor’s family has come on the radar.
The flat is situated in Mahanagar Colony, Lucknow in the name of a contractor registered with Irrigation Department, and is resident of GTB Nagar, Kareli.
This contractor is named in a case of gangster registered at Dhoomanganj police station, in 2012. It also came to light that that the said contractor died few years ago. At the time of purchase the price of this flat was just Rs 30 lakh, is currently in crores.
At the time this flat was purchased, it was also revealed in the deed that the price paid was less than the government ownership amount.
Meanwhile during investigation During the investigation, when the police team met the contractor’s wife, she told that the flat was bought by her husband. Atiq had forcibly taken its keys. While taking the flat he had said that someone he knew had to stay for a few days. After this he did not return the keys.
It also came to light that Atiq’s son Asad lived with his friend Atin Zafar in the same flat markeds unidentified property. Both of them used to stay here and run the business of Atiq, who was lodged in Lucknow jail. Also, the elder sons of the mafia were similar to Umar and Atin’s father.
Besides, Ashraf’s brother-in-law Saddam also used to visit here. After the Umesh Pal murder case, the video of Saddam stripping a young man and beating him was also from this flat.
It is believed that the strings of conspiracy of Umesh Pal murder case are also connected to this flat. While living in this flat, Asad used to regularly visit his brother Umar, who is in Lucknow jail, besides Ashraf, who is in Bareilly jail, and Ali, who is in Naini jail.
After Umesh’s murder, he had called and asked his friend Atin to hide his ATM card and phone in this flat.
