Ahmedabad: Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed on Sunday expressed concern that he is likely to be murdered whereas being taken to Prayagraj from Ahmedabad`s Sabarmati Central jail by Uttar Pradesh police.
Stepping out of Sabarmati jail right here Ahmed informed reporters ready outdoors {that a} conspiracy was is being hatched to kill him on the pretext of following courtroom orders. “Court Ke Kandhe Par Rakhkar Hume Maarna Chah Rahe Hai (They are using the court`s orders as a pretext to get him killed),” Atiq Ahmed stated as he was being escorted inside a police van. A forty five-member staff of Uttar Pradesh police.
Madhya Pradesh | The staff of Prayagraj Police, taking mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed to UP from Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Jail, briefly halts in Shivpuri.
As per a UP Court’s order, the decision in a kidnapping case will likely be pronounced on March 28. All accused within the case,… pic.twitter.com/sK6xct1mNL
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Ahmed, who was lodged in Sabarmati jail since 2019, is being introduced again to Prayagraj in reference to an outdated kidnapping case of Umesh Pal through which he’s the principle accused. As per an Uttar Pradesh Court`s order, the decision within the kidnapping case will likely be pronounced on March 28.
All accused within the case, together with Atiq Ahmed, will likely be produced in courtroom. Prayagraj Police Commissioner Ramit Sharma stated that Atiq is being shifted to Prayagraj as he will likely be produced earlier than a courtroom on March 28 in reference to a kidnapping case, the decision of which is slated to be pronounced on the identical day.
As per the UP police`s detailed plan for the journey, they’ve chosen a route that passes by means of Madhya Pradesh`s Shivpuri and Uttar Pradesh`s Jhansi to convey again the gangster. The journey will take greater than 30 hours.
“Court has fixed March 28 as the date for pronouncing the verdict in an old kidnapping case…All the accused have to be produced before the Court in this matter. To produce Mafia Atiq Ahmed before Court, an accused in this case, a Police team has been sent to Sabarmati jail,” the Commissioner stated.DG (prisons) Anand Kumar stated that preparations have been made for Atiq within the Prayagraj jail.
The jailed politician will likely be stored in a high-security barrack with a round the clock CCTV digital camera for surveillance.”Atiq Ahmed will likely be stored in isolation in a high-security barrack on the jail. His cell may have a CCTV digital camera.
Jail workers will likely be chosen and deployed on the idea of their information, they are going to have body-worn cameras,” Kumar said.”Prayagraj Jail workplace and Jail HQ will monitor around the clock by means of a video wall. DIG Jail HQ is being despatched to make sure all of the preparations at Prayagraj Jail,” he added.
Atiq Ahmed’s convoy enters Madhya Pradesh
The convoy of Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed entered Madhya Pradesh`s Shivpuri district on Monday morning, a day after the Uttar Pradesh Police took his custody to transit him from Gujarat`s Sabarmati jail to Prayagraj jail. Atiq Ahmed needs to be produced in a particular courtroom tomorrow for the decision in a kidnapping case.
(With ANI inputs)
