This story is from July 12, 2020

Former MLA shifted to Bareilly jail from Naini

Former MLA shifted to Bareilly jail from Naini
PRAYAGRAJ: Former Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA and mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s younger brother Khalid Azim aka Ashraf was shifted to Bareilly district jail from Naini Central Jail on Saturday morning. Azim was arrested on July 3 after dodging the police for more than two years.
Azim, who was carrying a cash reward of Rs one lakh on his head, was arrested in Kaushambi and had 33 criminal cases registered against him.

The charges against him included extortion, land grabbing, threatening witnesses and possessing illegal firearms. He was wanted by various police stations including Khuldabad, Dhumanganj, and Shahganj. He also had cases registered against him at police stations in Kaushambi, Unchahar and Chandauli districts.
He was wanted in four different cases including a double murder which took place in Mariadih village of Prayagraj a few years back. He and his brother Atiq Ahmed are key accused in the 2004 murder case of former Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal.
DIG (jail) BR Verma said, “Azim has been shifted to Bareilly jail on the orders of the state government and he was taken there amid tight security. He was taken from Naini central jail in a police vehicle at 6am and reached Bareilly district jail by afternoon.”
Azim’s brother Atiq Ahmad is currently lodged at Ahmedabad Jail on the instructions of the Supreme Court. Atiq’s son Umar is also wanted for allegedly abducting and assaulting a Lucknow-based realtor. He is currently on the run and the case is being investigated by the CBI.
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