Atiq Ahmed - Criminal or Religious Hero ?
Atiq Ahmed (10 August 1962 – 15 April 2023) was an Indian gangster turned politician. He served as a member of the Indian Parliament and the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Samajwadi Party . Atiq Ahmed had more than 100 criminal cases registered against him and connections with ISI, and he competed in several elections from jail. On 15th April,2023 around 10:36 pm Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead in an shootout in Prayagraj (UP) when they were being taken for medical checkup in police custody. The three shooters came as reporters and shot them 18 rounds, after shooting Atiq and Ashraf the shooters raised slogans of "Jai Shree Ram". After the incident took place Mr. Yogi Adityanath, Chief minister of UP, imposed Section144 in the state to prevent any act of communal violence. While most of the people across the country were happy to see a criminal dead which did soothe the hearts of the family members of p...