Last month, Atiq Ahmed, one of India's most dreaded gangster-politicians, was shot dead live on TV along with his brother. The grisly murder marked the end of his four-decade-long reign of terror in Prayagraj, a city once known for its rich culture. Soutik Biswas in New Delhi and Vikas Pandey in Prayagraj piece together Ahmed's tumultuous life, in which the boundaries between crime and politics became blurred.
According to police, Jafar also told them that Shaista and Sabir had planned to attend the last rites of Atiq in camouflage, but they changed their plan at the last moment because of the deployment of a heavy police force at the burial site
Dreaded crime lord Atiq Ahmed met his nemesis at the hands of the law and mystery shooters. Is this the beginning of the end for UP’s crime families and their political and official patrons?
New Delhi, Apr 25: The CBI on Tuesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and others in the alleged excise policy scam case, officials said.