Atique Ahmed
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Atique Ahmad | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 13 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Dharmraj Patel |
| Succeeded by | Kapil Muni Karwariya |
| Constituency | Phulpur |
| President of Apna Dal for Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1989–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Gopal Das Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Raju Pal |
| Constituency | Allahabad West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1962 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, (since September 2021), Samajwadi Party (From 1993 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2018), Apna Dal (from 1999 to 2003) |
| Spouse(s) | Shaista Parveen (m.1996) |
| Relations | Haji Firoz Ahmad (Father), Khalid Azeem Ashraf (Brother) |
| Children | Mohammad Umar,
Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Asad, Ahzam Ahmad, Abaan Ahmad. |
| Residence(s) | Chakiya, Allahabad |
| Alma mater | 10th Pass 10th Pass MIC From Allahabad In 1979 |
| Occupation | Politician, Contractor, Builders,Property Dealer, & Agriculture. |
Atique Ahmed (born 10 August 1962) is an Indian politician who is also known as a criminal leader and history sheeter.[1][2][3][4] He was elected as member of legislative assembly from Allahabad west seat for 5 consecutive time which is still a record. In 2004–2009, he was elected as an Samajwadi Party candidate of the 14th Lok Sabha from the Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh. From 1999-2003 he was the president of the Apna Dal, founded by Sone Lal Patel.[5] According to his affidavit in 2014 elections, he has declared that there are now no cases pending against him.[6] The most sensational murder was that of BSP MLA Raju Pal, who had defeated Atique's brother Ashraf in the 2004 Uttar Pradesh state legislature elections.[citation needed]
Ahmed has fought several elections from jail, lodged under various charges.[7][8] On 15 December 2016, he was arrested once again for assaulting staff of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences.[9]
2009 General Elections[edit]
In the 2009 General Elections, Atique Ahmad was allowed to run for election (since he was yet to be convicted in any case).[10] However, the Samajwadi Party had expelled him in 2008, and Mayawati refused him a ticket under BSP,[11] so he stood from the Apna Dal party from Pratapgarh only to lose the election.[12]
Elections in 2012 and 2014[edit]
In Uttar Pradesh Elections 2012, Ahmed contested under the Apna Dal banner from the Allahabad (West) constituency. He filed his nomination from jail.[13] He appealed for bail in Allahabad High Court but 10 judges refused to hear the case. The 11th judge finally took up the matter and he was released on bail before the Elections.[7] However, the seat went to Raju Pal's widow, Puja Pal.
In 2014, he was taken back into the Samajwadi Party and fought the National Elections from the Shrawasti (Lok Sabha constituency). He managed to secure a quarter of the votes, but lost by nearly a lakh votes to Daddan Mishra of the BJP.
Deadly attack on Atique[edit]
On August 8, 2002, Atique Ahmad was then present M.L.A and was in jail due to political rivalry with then C.M. Mayawati[opinion] and during a court appearance amid heavy police security, he was attacked by a bomb in which he survived. Atique had accused this attack on the then SP City Lal Ji Shukla and then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati that they wanted to kill him.[citation needed]
SHUATS assault case[edit]
On December 14, 2016, Atique and his henchmen had allegedly assaulted the staff members of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences for taking action against two students who were debarred from taking examination after they were caught cheating. The video of Atiq Ahmad beating the SHUATS teacher and employees was widely circulated on the internet. On February 10, 2017, the Allahabad High Court summoned the criminal history of Atiq and also directed the Superintendent of police of Allahabad to arrest all the accused in the case. The police arrested Atiq on February 11 after which he was remanded to 14-day judicial custody.[14] He was lodged in Deoria jail but later shifted to Bareilly jail after he was convicted for beating a business man inside the jail premise.
Kidnapping and torturing a business man in Deoria jail[edit]
Atique Ahmed was shifted to Bareilly jail after being accused for kidnapping and assaulting a business man Mohit Jaiswal in Deoria Jail. Mohit told media that Atiq Ahmed's gang was asking him to pay extortion money. He was taken to the Deoria jail later for not paying the extortion money. Mohit was beaten up by the jail police guards and other goons. After the news was spread, Uttar Pradesh government shifted Atique to Bareilly Jail and suspended accused jail guards immediately. A call recording was also released in which Atique was threatening Mohit to pay extortion money or else he will be attacked. [15]
Two other businessmen also accused Ahmed of kidnapping and assaulting them in Deoria Jail.
Ahmed was shifted from the Prayagraj Central Jail to the Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad in June 2019.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "UP don Atique Ahmed to be transferred to Sabarmati jail". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Uttar Pradeshs first gangster Ateeq Ahmad is SPs poll candidate". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Mafia don-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed gets bail - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "VIDEO: Mafia Don Atique Ahmed convoy creates traffic jam in Allahabad-Kanpur Highway". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Official biographical sketch Archived 21 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Parliament of India website
- ^ "Atiq Ahmad(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- SHRAWASTI(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
- ^ a b Aditi Phadnis (12 February 2012). "Allahabad a challenge for Congress, BSP". Business Standard.
- ^ Arun Chaubey (May 2007). "All with 'shades' least are 'white'". ZeAtique. Archived from the original on 14 May 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
- ^ "SP candidate Atiq Ahmed booked; Mayawati takes a swipe at Akhilesh Yadav". 15 December 2016.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rebels galore in Uttar Pradesh phase-II". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009.
- ^ election results 2009 Pratapgarh
- ^ "Atique Ahmed files nomination from jail". Indian Express. 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Allahabad HC reserves verdict in SHUATS assault case". Hindustan Times. 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh businessman accuses former MP Atiq Ahmad of assault in Deoria jail; FIR lodged, probe underway". Times Now News.
- ^ "Ahmedabad: Asaduddin Owaisi to meet Atique Ahmed in jail | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India.