The 60-year-old former Samajwadi Party MLA, who faces more than 100 cases in Uttar Pradesh, was taken from the Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad to a prison in Prayagraj, more than 1000 kms away, by road in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case.
Every time gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed has a court hearing, the UP government ends up spending about Rs 10 lakh on bringing him to Prayagraj and taking him back to Gujarat's Sabarmati Jail. Thirty-seven policemen are involved and Rs 3 lakh is spent on fuel.
Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad has once again claimed threat to his life as he is being taken from Sabarmati Central Jail in Gujarat s Ahmedabad city on Tuesday to Prayagraj in connection with a criminal case against him.