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Pune school used by banned terror outfit PFI as training camp attached by NIA, read details

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Pune school used by banned terror outfit PFI as training camp attached by NIA, read details

On Sunday, April 16, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached two floors of the Blue Bells School building in the Kondhwa area of Pune, Maharashtra where the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI) allegedly organized camps to radicalize and indoctrinate Muslim youth and train them for committing targeted killings and attacks against leaders and organizations of a ‘particular community’.

In a press release issued on Monday, the NIA stated that the PFI used the fourth and fifth floors of the school to organize and prepare for carrying out terrorist actions with the intention of jeopardizing India’s unity, integrity, and security.

The agency continued by alleging that the PFI was teaching unarmed and armed youths to kill or assault people who resisted the establishment of Islamic Rule in the nation by 2047, as well as recruiting Muslim youths into the organization on the premises of the school.

According to a press release, on September 22 of last year, the NIA searched 93 locations in 15 states, including Maharashtra, for the homes and offices of top PFI leaders and members “following continued inputs and evidence that the PFI was involved in funding terrorist activities, organizing training camps for providing armed training, and radicalizing people to join banned organizations.”

Incriminating documents were also recovered during the agency’s investigation of the school’s two floors. The NIA stated that the said property was “used by the accused, found to be associated with the PFI, for organizing arms training for its cadre.”

It is further stated that these ‘training camps’ were used to instigate innocent Muslim youths against leaders and organizations of a particular community as well as the government. They were also provoked to indulge in violent Jihad and commit terrorist activities. 

Moreover, the new recruits were also provided with weapon training. The Muslim youths were trained in the use of dangerous weapons like knives, sickles, etc to attack and murder the people opposing the ideology of the PFI of establishing Islamic rule in India. 

The NIA investigation had revealed that the accused – all senior PFI cadre/national executive committee members – were part of a criminal conspiracy “to establish Caliphate and Islamic rule in India by waging a war against the country and toppling the democratically elected government”, the release further added.

It is notable that an 8-page PFI document was seized by the Bihar Police last year, in the document named ‘India Vision 2047’, PFI has circulated internally among its cadre that they aim to completely dominate the ‘coward Hindus’ and subjugate them and this goal will be achievable even with 10% of Muslims rallying behind PFI. 

Islamist violence against Hanuman Janmotsav procession: VHP, Bajrang Dal call for strike in 14 districts of Odisha, Sambalpur still under curfew

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Islamist violence against Hanuman Janmotsav procession: VHP, Bajrang Dal call for strike in 14 districts of Odisha, Sambalpur still under curfew

Days after the vicious stone pelting and arson attacks on the Hanuman Janmotsav processions in Odisha’s Sambalpur city, the VHP and Bajrang Dal have called for a 12-hour bandh across 14 districts of Western Odisha.

The Sambalpur city is still under curfew and the internet has been shut down in the district even after 4 days. The police and district administration has been vigilant and dozens of arrests have been made. However, the Hindu outfits Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad have stated that the government and city administration could have prevented the attack and violence if they wanted to.

The VHP, and Bajrang Dal have called for a 12-hour bandh in the western districts of Sambalpur, Debgarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Balangir, Subarnapur, Boudh, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Koraput, Nabrangpur, Malkangiri, and Rayagada.

Shops have been closed and the movement of vehicles has been restricted in most of the places. Educational institutions and many offices have been closed. The BJP has extended support to the bandh call and in many cities, citizen groups and local organisations have joined in too.

BJP’s official letter supporting the bandh call

In an official statement, the BJP stated that a peaceful procession by Hindus came under repeated attacks in Sambalpur by a particular community and the local administration was unable to prevent it. In the subsequent incidents of violence, a tribal man named Chandramani Mirdha has been brutally killed by goons while many Hindu leaders and police personnel have been injured. The BJP has condemned the law and order situation in the state under the BJD government.

Police action in Sambalpur violence, 85 arrested so far, internet still shut down, city under curfew

On April 18, the Sambalpur district administration announced some relaxation in curfew hours to allow citizens to carry out essential activities. The public movement has been allowed from morning 7 am to 1 pm and in the afternoon from 3.30 to 6 pm.

However, internet services have been restricted for another day citing social media misuse.

Acting on the violence so far, the city police have arrested around 85 persons. Over the stone pelting incident of April 12, and April 14, and incidents of vandalism, 6 more persons have been arrested on April 17. The police FIR copy in the incident states that over 150-160 people were involved in the attacks.

Sambalpur violence

On Wednesday evening, April 12, a bike rally organised by ‘Hanuman Jayanti Samanyoy Samiti’ and Bajrang Dal came under violent stone pelting when it was passing near a masjid in the Dhanupali area, triggering clashes. The violence soon spread, resulting in vandalism, arson and many incidents of clashes.

As per the FIR filed by complainant Dhirendra Kumar Swain, who was stationed at Motijharan Chowk along with Sub-Inspector Dharmendra Bhoi to maintain law and order during the Hanuman Jayanti procession, the procession was chanting slogans like ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Jai Bajrang Bali’ and that was when the Hindu procession came under attack from around 200 Islamists.

As per the FIR, the Islamists attacked the members of the rally with iron rods, lathis, and swords, with the intention to kill. During the attack, apart from shouting obscenities, Islamists were shouting ‘kafir log’, ‘sale logo ko kaat denge’, ‘salo ko India wapas nehi jaane denge’, etc.

Indian Youth Congress sends legal notice to Angkita Dutta for accusing close Rahul Gandhi aide Srinivas BV of abusive behaviour

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Indian Youth Congress sends legal notice to Angkita Dutta for accusing close Rahul Gandhi aide Srinivas BV of abusive behaviour

On April 18, Roopesh S Bhadauria, National Chairman of the Indian Youth Congress Legal Cell, sent a notice to Dr Angkita Dutta over the allegations she levelled against IYC National President Srinivas BV. The notice was sent on behalf of Srinivas. In the notice, it was claimed that Srinivas was a “well-known public figure”, and the allegations levels by Dutta in tweets and other statements were “sexist, chauvinistic, false and frivolous”, and the language used was “unparliamentary, undignified, defamatory and malicious”.

The notice noted that Dutta was appointed as Vice President of Assam PYC in June 2018 and later President in 2021, pertaining to the 33 per cent reservation for women across party posts. However, it has been claimed that Dutta could not discharge her duties ably and constantly refrained from “participating and cooperating with the inquiry committee”.

Furthermore, her name coming up in Sharda Chit Fund Scan and ED/PMLA cases was also mentioned in the notice. Interestingly, it appears Congress did not take any action against her after the allegations were raised against her in the scams.

Accusing Dutta of being in touch with BJP, the notice read, “It is also reliably learnt that you are in constant touch with Mr Himanta Biswa Sarma, CM of Assam, and you have been undertaking this exercise of maligning and defaming simply to create an atmosphere of leaving the Congress Party with an objective to join the BJP, the ruling dispensation at the State and the Centre and consequently to have a closure of these cases.” It claimed that the allegations were levelled at the behest of the BJP.

IYC Legal Cell threatened to file a case against her under relevant Sections of the Information Technology Act and the Indian Penal Code. The notice read, “Defaming the character of my client by making false statements and allegations clearly shows slander as well on your part, and if these activities are not stopped immediately, then we will be moving a petition against you in the court of law to make sure that such things are stopped with immediate effect, and you will be made liable for all these acts, and further you will be required to pay compensation to our client.”

Dutta has been asked to apologise to avoid legal action against her.

Angkita Dutta’s allegations against Srinivas

The Assam Youth Congress President took to Twitter to post multiple tweets on her timeline where she opened up about the alleged harassment she has been facing at the hands of National Indian Youth Congress President Srinivas BV and the lack of interest shown by higher-ups in her case.

She alleged that even though it has been six months since she first complained to the party bosses about Srinivas BV, Rahul Gandhi and others have not initiated an enquiry against Srinivas BV and are instead forcing her to keep quiet.

In her subsequent tweets, she elaborated how she had raised the issue with the higher-ups in the party, but no action was taken against Srinivas BV. She questioned why Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, who frequently advocate for women’s empowerment, have maintained a stoic silence on her issue.

Dutch intel agency calls China “biggest threat to economic security”

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Dutch intel agency calls China “biggest threat to economic security”

Netherlands intelligence agency and Service warned about the increasing internal and external threats against the rule of law and also called China “the biggest threat to the Netherlands’ economic security,” Anadolu Agency reported. 

Speaking at the press conference on the report, Erik Akerboom, Monday, director-general of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) said that China is the biggest economic threat to their country. He further stated that China is targeting new technologies in the Netherlands and is constantly trying to steal these technologies. 

In the AIVD 2022 report, the officials said that the threats to the country have increased due to the war in Ukraine, spying activity and cyberattacks, according to Anadolu Agency.

Earlier, the Dutch government said that they have imposed restrictions on the export of chip manufacturing equipment and raw materials used in chip making to China. 

The report also said that radical ideologies, terrorist threats, cyber-attacks, sabotage and organized crime undermine the rule of law in the country. 

Meanwhile, the Chinese Foreign Ministry, reacting to the Netherlands intelligence claim, called Dutch “irresponsible for relevant Dutch authorities to frame such mutually beneficial cooperation as an issue about security.” 

While responding to a media query during the press conference on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Wang Webin said, “This could sour the atmosphere for bilateral cooperation and does not serve the interest of the Netherlands,” as per the statement released by Chinese Foreign Ministry. 

“We hope the Netherlands will abandon the Cold War mentality, stop creating hypothetical pretexts to smear Chinese companies, academic institutions and their personnel, and be open-minded, rational and objective about having normal economic and academic cooperation with China,” he added. 

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

Rajasthan: Another Korean blogger sexually harassed while shooting live blog, man flashes genitals at her on camera, arrested

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Rajasthan: Another Korean blogger sexually harassed while shooting live blog, man flashes genitals at her on camera, arrested

On Tuesday, the Rajasthan Police arrested a man for harassing a Korea-based blogger in the city of Jodhpur. The man showed his private part to the woman as she was shooting a blog of herself and capturing the beauty of the city. The Police took cognizance of the event only after the video of the said incident went viral over social media.

The woman in the video could be seen capturing the beauty of the blue city while shooting a video blog of herself. The accused man as seen in the video followed the woman and kept a watch on her. Later he displayed his genitals to the woman on camera forcing her to scream aloud for help. The man then kept laughing and made lewd gestures at the woman.

The Police arrested the man and confirmed that the foreign blogger was sexually harassed by the accused. “A woman foreign tourist blogger had put up a post on her social media that a man had sexually harassed her. Taking cognizance of this information, we identified the man and arrested him,” said Jodhpur East DCP Amrita Duhan.

The incident triggered widespread condemnation on social media. Taking swift action, the Jodhpur police have identified and arrested the man seen in the video. The man has been identified as Jodhpur resident Deepak Jalani. The police have reportedly stated that there have been some claims that Jalani may be mentally ill. So he would be subjected to a medical examination too.

The incident comes months after another South Korean travel influencer was sexually harassed by two men in Mumbai’s Khar area. The two men were identified as Mobeen Chand and Mohammad Naqeeb Sadrealam Ansari from Bandra and were arrested by the Police in swift action.

Shaista Parveen likely using ‘underworld’ connections to evade arrest by UP STF

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Shaista Parveen likely using ‘underworld’ connections to evade arrest by UP STF

Days after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were killed, the search is on for Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen, who is a co-accused in the Umesh Pal murder case and is currently on a run. According to reports, Shaista, who has a reward of Rs 50,000 on her head, is suspected to be in the Mariyadeeh area in Prayagraj, while Guddu Muslim might be in Karnataka. The ‘underworld’ is apparently helping Shaista Parveen to elude the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police.

It is also being speculated if Guddu Muslim informed the UP STF about Asad Ahmed and Ghulam’s whereabouts, who were gunned down by the UP STF on April 13 in an encounter in Jhansi. It is also being said that Guddu Muslim might have been involved in the murder of the mafia brothers as well. 

Asad Ahmed’s threat call to builder Mohammad Muslim

Recently, an audio chat between Asad Ahmed and builder Mohammad Muslim went viral. In the audio clip, Asad Ahmed can be heard threatening Mohammad Muslim. In a conversation that reportedly took place on January 9, Asad threatened builder Mohammad Muslim for not picking up his call. Later, Muslim gave Rs 80 lakh to Asad Ahmed. This money was reportedly used in Umesh Pal’s murder. 

Shaista Parveen handling Atiq Ahmed’s business

Meanwhile, it has been reported that the UP STF has found significant information regarding the ‘real estate’ businesses run by Shaista Parveen. It has come to the fore that Parveen has real estate companies spread from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh to Gurugram in Haryana.

Shaista Parveen also manages Atiq Ahmed’s ‘businesses’ which include investing in multiple businesses and launching new projects as well as collecting accounts from associates of partner companies. Numerous such real estate businesses operating out of Gurugram, Haryana, and registered under the name Shaista have been identified by the STF.

According to the information gathered by the STF, Fanaa Associated Private Limited is being run out of Gurugram under the name Atiq. Shaista is listed as the owner of another business with the same name. Shaista Parveen also owns M/s Jafri State Limited in Gurugram.

The STF has obtained information about the operation of four companies under the names of Shaista’s brothers Farooq and Zaki in Gurugram, MJ Infra Land LLP, MJ Infra Green Pvt Ltd, MJ Infra Housing, and MJ Infra State Housing Pvt Ltd.

Atiq and Shaista’s major residential projects include Alina City Phases I and II, which cover 700 hectares in Birampur, Prayagraj, Bakshi Modha, and Ahmed City, which covers 300 hectares in Damupur.

Atiq Ahmed also owned several more projects, including Asad City in Saidpur Bakshi Village, Saidpur Housing Scheme, Saidpur Housing Scheme Karehda, Lakhanpur Housing Scheme, and Sai Vihar Housing Scheme Rawatpur Ko. Atiq Ahmed’s under-construction shopping complex in the Roshanbagh area is also under STF’s scanner.

US: Fox News settles defamation lawsuit for $787 million after accusing voting machine company of ‘stealing’ the 2020 Presidential election

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US: Fox News settles defamation lawsuit for $787 million after accusing voting machine company of ‘stealing’ the 2020 Presidential election

On Tuesday (April 18), Fox News settled a defamation lawsuit against it for a whopping $787.5 million after being sued for claiming that a voting machine company named Dominion helped ‘steal’ the 2020 US Presidential elections.

As per reports, the development came just before the opening statements were made in what was going to be a ‘blockbuster media trial.’ Dominion had initially sought $1.6 billion in damages from the American news network.

Fox News and Dominion later reached a settlement for half the ask at $787.5 million. In a statement, Fox News said, “We are hopeful that our decision to resolve this dispute with Dominion amicably, instead of the acrimony of a divisive trial, allows the country to move forward from these issues.”

The American news network also stated that the $787.5 million settlement reflected its continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards.

Fox News had reportedly claimed that Dominion switched votes during the 2020 US Presidential elections, paid kickbacks to the government, and was founded in Venezuela.

The voting machine company said that its business was harmed by the ‘false claims’ of Fox News. Even before the matter went to trial, Judge Eric Davis noted in an earlier ruling that the claims made by the news network were ‘not true.’

He had said, “The evidence developed in this civil proceeding demonstrates that is CRYSTAL clear that none of the Statements relating to Dominion about the 2020 election is true.”

The trial in Delaware against Fox News was meant to decide whether it committed ‘actual malice’ while accusing Dominion of rigging the election. It had earlier come to light that the top executives of the news network did not believe in the ‘election conspiracy’ claims that they aired on TV.

Lies have consequences, says the attorney for Dominion

While speaking about the historic defamation suit settlement, Justin Nelson (the attorney for Dominion) said, “Lies have consequences.”

He added, “Over two years ago a torrent of lies swept Dominion and election officials across America into an alternative universe of conspiracy theories, causing grievous harm to Dominion and the country.”

Nelson concluded, “People across the political spectrum can and should disagree on issues, even of the most profound importance. But for our democracy to endure another 250 years and hopefully much longer, we must share a commitment to facts.”

Reportedly, Fox News has a pending defamation lawsuit filed by another voting machine company named Smartmatic. It is currently seeking $2.7 billion from the news network.

Atiq Ahmed killing: Shooters shifted from Prayagraj’s Naini Central Jail to Pratapgarh Jail

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Atiq Ahmed killing: Shooters shifted from Prayagraj’s Naini Central Jail to Pratapgarh Jail

The three assailants who gunned down Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed on the night of April 15, have been shifted from Prayagraj’s Naini Central Jail to the Pratapgarh district jail on Monday.

“All three shooters, Arun Maurya, Sunny Singh and Lovelesh Tiwari, are under threat of attack behind bars, owing to which they have been shifted to a high-security cell and are kept under CCTV surveillance,” official sources said.

Meanwhile, other prisoners present in the barrack have been shifted to another barrack as it is believed that keeping them with other prisoners could have been risky, sources added.

Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad were shot dead by men posing as press persons on Saturday night while being taken for a medical examination in Prayagraj. Both the gangsters collapsed on the spot after they were shot at nearly point-blank range.

The three shooters, Arun Maurya, Sunny Singh and Lovelesh Tiwari were sent to 14-day judicial custody by the district court on Sunday.

On Sunday, the last rites of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf took place at a family graveyard in the Kasari Masari area of Prayagraj.

Minor sons of gangster Atiq Ahmed were brought to the burial ground from a juvenile home.

Atiq Ahmed was accused in the 2005 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal murder case and also in the Umesh Pal murder case which happened in February this year.

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

UP Police compiles a list of 61 mafias under surveillance as Yogi government tightens the noose on criminals

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UP Police compiles a list of 61 mafias under surveillance as Yogi government tightens the noose on criminals

Yogi Adityanath’s administration in Uttar Pradesh is preparing to tighten the grip on notorious offenders and goons housed in various prisons throughout the state. This happened after three misguided youths shot dead Atiq Ahmed, a gangster-turned-politician, and his brother Ashraf on Saturday night as they were being taken by police to a medical college in Prayagraj.

With the intention of attaching properties worth Rs 500 crore, the administration has already compiled a list of 61 mafias as their target. Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, has not yet approved the list.

Prashant Kumar, Special DG for Law and Order, has asserted that the UP Police has compiled a list of 61 offenders in preparation for its upcoming crackdown on cattle smuggling, illegal sand mining, liquor mafia, and other organised crime groups. Some of the big names on the list include:

Sudhakar Singh, Pratapgarh

Sudhakar Singh is a liquor mafia who hails from Sultanpur. The largest illicit alcohol smuggler in Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, and the surrounding areas is Sudhakar Singh. The cops seized illicit alcohol worth millions of rupees from his home last year. Sudhakar Singh is currently incarcerated, and the police have offered a one lakh rupee reward for his capture.

Gabbar Singh, Behraich

Devendra Pratap Singh, better known as Gabbar Singh, is one of the feared mafias in Uttar Pradesh and is implicated in 56 crimes of theft, murder, dacoity, and land grabbing. In addition to being a district panchayat member, Gabbar Singh is wanted for one lakh rupees. Numerous districts, including Faizabad, Gonda, Sultanpur, Lucknow, and Bahraich, have lawsuits pending against Devendra Pratap Singh.

Guddu Singh, Kunda

Sanjay Pratap Singh, also known as Guddu Singh, is a liquor mafia who presently remains in jail and hails from Kunda in Pratapgarh. In the previous year, Hathigawa police found alcohol valued at roughly Rs 12 crore. Prior to this, police had conducted multiple searches and recovered alcohol from various locations. In each of these cases, Gaddu Singh’s name was mentioned.

Udham Singh, Meerut

During the first term of the government, Udham Singh’s name was already on the list of the top 25 criminals. His name appeared on the list once again at this point. Other than in Meerut, his goons killed people by means of extortion, dacoity, and looting in the West UP areas. He is now being held in the Unnao prison.

Yogesh Bhadaura, Meerut

Yogesh Bhadaura is Udham Singh’s main adversary; he is a known criminal from Meerut. Gang D75 is headed by Bhadaura. He resides in Meerut’s Bhadaura village. 40 cases have been filed against him in dangerous categories such as gangster, murder, abduction, and robbery. Siddharth Nagar Jail is where Bhadaura is detained.

Badan Singh Baddo

Mafia Badan Singh Baddo of Western UP is on the run after taking fashion and lifestyle cues from Hollywood stars. In several states, including UP, more than 40 instances of murder, extortion, theft, and dacoity have been filed against Baddo. He now has a 2.5 lakh reward issued for him. Baddo has not been seen since 2019. The top 25 mafias in the state are listed, and Baddo is one among them.

Ajit Chowdhary Akku

Ajit Chowdhary, a member of the Moradabad mafia who goes by the moniker “Wasuli Bhai,” is accused in 14 incidents, including extortion, murder, and robbery.

Dharmendra Kirthal

The notorious Dharmendra Kirthal of Baghpat is the subject of 49 cases, 15 of which are murder cases. The Special Task Force (STF) detained him in Dehradun in 2021.

Sunil Rathi

One of the most powerful mafias in western Uttar Pradesh is the notorious Sunil Rathi, a native of Baghpat. Rathi is incarcerated at Mandoli. Despite the change in government, Sunil Rathi was able to hold onto his power and authority in Uttar Pradesh. During the Yogi administration, he is suspected of killing Munna Bajrangi at the Baghpat prison. He is included on the top 25 mafias list as well.

Abhishek Singh Honey aka Jahar

The head of the ID-23 gang and renowned Varanasi criminal Abhishek Singh Honey, also known as Jahar. At least 20 murder, robbery, and extortion complaints have been filed in Varanasi against this Pandeypur inhabitant.

Nihal alias Bacha Pasi

D-46 gang leader Nihal Kumar alias Bacha Pasi, a resident of Dhumanganj, Prayagraj, has more than two dozen cases registered against him. He was first booked under the Excise Act. He hogged the limelight after his name appeared in the Kala Ghoda shootout in Mumbai in 2006. At present, he is on the run.

Rajan Tiwari

Rajan Tiwari was Prakash Shukla’s assistant and was originally from the Uttar Pradesh hamlet of Sohgaura in the Gorakhpur district. In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the mafia known as Rajan Tiwari’s is well-known. Rajan, a two-time member of the Bihar legislature, joined the BJP in Lucknow right before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. However, he was dropped amid backlash over his affiliation with the party. Rajan had previously joined the BSP in 2016.

Sudhir Kumar Singh

Sudhir Singh, a leader of the BSP and a former block chairman of Piprauli in the Gorakhpur district, has a lengthy history of criminal activity. In the most recent elections for the assembly, Sudhir ran as the BSP’s candidate in the Sahjanwan assembly district. 26 charges have been filed against him, including one for attempted murder.

Vinod Upadhyay

Vinod Upadhyay, a criminal from Gorakhpur, has 25 complaints against him in several police stations, including extortion, attempted murder, and blackmail. He is now being held at Fatehgarh Jail.

Rizwan Zaheer

Balrampur is home to former MP and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Rizwan Zaheer. Police reports indicate that 14 charges, including severe accusations like murder and rioting, have been filed against former MP Rizwan Zaheer.

Dilip Mishra

A former BSP and SP leader from Prayagraj, Dilip Mishra is now being held at the Fatehgarh Jail. As of July 12, 2010, Nand Gopal Gupta In Bahadurganj, a neighbourhood of the Kotwali city of Prayagraj, Nandi was attacked by a remote bomb concealed on a two-wheeler. Dilip Mishra was the prime suspect in this incident. The list of the top 25 mafias also included Dilip Mishra’s name.

Anupam Dubey, Farrukhabad

Anupam Dubey, the head of the BSP, is the subject of 41 lawsuits. Ramniwas Yadav, the Gursahaiganj Kotwali who was in charge of Kannauj, was shot and killed aboard a train in 1996. Anupam Dubey’s name surfaced in this murder investigation.

Haji Iqbal

Mining mafia and former MLC Haji Iqbal alias Bala, a resident of Saharanpur, is also a director of the business that acquired the three sugar mills in Lakhimpur Kheri, Gorakhpur, and Sitapur. Additionally, a case has been filed against him in Lucknow’s Gomtinagar police station under the Companies Act and other provisions.

Bachchu Yadav

In Lucknow’s Krishna Nagar, Bachchu Yadav used to sell marijuana. Later, 25 cases were filed against him, including ones for extortion and robbery. He is currently fleeing the scene.

Jugnu Walia

A resident of Chandan Nagar in Lucknow, Jugnu Walia is a close associate of the gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. He has fled and there are twelve cases against him.

Lallu Yadav

A well-known figure in the crime world is Lallu Yadav, a resident of Lucknow’s Rajajipuram neighbourhood. 12 murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession, gangster, and assault cases involve Lallu Yadav. He is currently being held in custody.

Mukhtar Ansari, Brijesh Singh, Tribhuvan Singh, Khan Mubarak, Salim, Sohrab, Rustum, Bablu Srivastava, Vlumesh Rai, Kuntu Singh, Subhash Thakur, Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva, and Munir are also mentioned on the list.

A lot of criminals are also detained in Lucknow’s jails. Atiq Ahmed’s son Umar, Sanjeev Jeeva, a notorious felon from western Uttar Pradesh, Abhishek Singh alias Babu, Ehshan Ghazi, Firdaus, a criminal from Bihar, Raju alias Tauheed, Anand Prakash Tiwari, Rajesh Tomar, Javed Iqbal, and Asif Iqbal have all made the list from Lucknow’s Gosaiganj Jail.

Uttar Pradesh police refute media claims that bombs were hurled at Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer Vijay Mishra’s house in Prayagraj

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Uttar Pradesh police refute media claims that bombs were hurled at Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer Vijay Mishra’s house in Prayagraj

Hours after media reports claimed that low-intensity crude bombs were hurled at the deceased mafia don Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer Vijay Mishra’s house in Prayagraj, Police Commissioner Prayagraj tweeted about it, calling the news completely baseless.

The Prayagraj police shared a copy of a press release wherein it stated that as soon as the police received the information that crude low-intensity bombs were thrown in the area and a team was immediately dispatched to take stock of the situation. Upon probing the matter, the police learned that a scuffle had broken out between two local factions after which they hurled the bombs. The police clarified that the bombs were not thrown at Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer Vijay Mishra’s house as reported by various media outlets. Calling the news “entirely baseless,” the police advised people to not fall for such fake news.

The Prayagraj police were responding to a tweet by Bharat A to Z News, which claimed that bombs were hurled at Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer Vijay Mishra’s house in Prayagraj, which the news portal deleted after being fact-checked by the Prayagraj police.

The now-deleted post by Bharat A to Z News

Likewise, many other mainstream media outlets like Hindustan Times, News18, ABP News reported that crude bombs were hurled at Vijay Mishra’s house.

Notably, earlier in the day, Vijay Mishra had claimed that Atiq Ahmed had written a letter before his assassination wherein he predicted that he will be killed within 15 days.

He (Atiq) had informed me that a senior official had informed him about a murder plan,” Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer, Vijay Mishra said, adding that the letter by Atiq Ahmad with instructions to send it to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister and the chief justice of India in case of his death is being dispatched to them.

“That letter in a sealed envelope is neither with me nor sent by me. It is kept somewhere else and being sent by some other person. I don’t know the contents of the letter,” said his lawyer Vijay Mishra.

Atiq Ahmad had said that if there were any mishap or if he was murdered, the letter in the sealed envelope should be sent to the chief justice of India and Uttar Pradesh chief minister,” Mishra told the media.

Atiq Ahmed and brother Ashraf Ahmed killed

Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead while being taken for a medical checkup on 15th April 2023 at around 10:40 pm. The incident was carried out by three youths, who came near the police convoy posing as journalists and opened fire.

The court has sent the three killers of Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed to judicial custody for 14 days. The police had arrested the three from the spot at the time of the incident. Many cases were already registered against the trio.

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