UP: ED raids 15 locations against jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad
New Delhi, April 12: Launching major action against Atiq Ahmad, Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday raided 15 locations in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation against gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and those linked to him.
As per the sources, multiple teams of federal agency carried out these raids in cooperation with the state police force, and the places raided so far include the residential and other premises of Ahmad, his family members and others.
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Notably, the raids were conducted when Ahmad is being brought to Prayagraj from the Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat for his production in a local court in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case. He is being brought by a team of Uttar Pradesh Police.
The gangster is expected to reach Prayagraj by this evening.
The case in which Ahmad is facing trial is linked to the murder of Pal and his two police security guards who were shot dead outside his home in Prayagraj's Dhoomanganj area on February 24 this year.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) on February 25 against Ahmad, his brother Ashraf, wife Shaista Parveen, two sons, aides Guddu Muslim and Ghulam, and nine others following a complaint lodged by Pal's wife.
ED also attached immovable and movable assets, consisting of land and money in several bank accounts worth Rs 8.14 crore, belonging to mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his wife in connection with the money laundering case.
During the investigation, ED also lodges several FIRs against Ahmad in different police stations, related to murder, extortion, cheating, forgery, land grabbing and crimes of similar nature.
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The ED also gathered data on Ahmad from IT department and other agencies.
- ANI
