EXPLAINED: Why is Atiq Ahmed in Prayagraj Court? What is Umesh Pal Kidnapping case?

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his younger brother Ashraf Ahmed were produced Tuesday before a special court in Prayagraj. An MP/MLA court held Atiq guilty in the 2007 Umesh Pal kidnapping case. All the other seven accused, including Ashraf, have been acquitted. In a highly televised event, Ahmed was transferred to Naini jail in the Prayagraj […]

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