UP Police Get Gangster-Politician Atiq Ahmed's Custody, Hours After He Refused To Leave Jail | Read
Gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmed is being moved from a jail in Gujarat to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The 60-year-old had refused to move, fearing for his life, sources had said. He meant to seek sentencing by video conference in a kidnapping case. The former MLA from Uttar Pradesh -- currently in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail -- fears he will be killed, either by a staged accident or an encounter, while being taken to Prayagraj, sources said.
