The Jail of Atiq Ahmed, former Samajwadi Party MP, serving life sentence in Umesh Pal kidnapping case, can be changed. The former MP can now be shifted from Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat to Tihar Jail in Delhi. According to a media report, the Yogi government may soon take a decision on changing the jail of Atiq Ahmed.
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Prayagraj government staff has sent a confidential investigation report to the UP government. Sensational revelations have been made in this report, with a recommendation to change Atiq Ahmed’s jail. The UP government may soon file a petition in the Supreme Court based on this report. In the said petition UP government may seek permission from the Supreme Court to change Atiq Ahmed’s jail and shift him to Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
UP Govt. to move to Supreme Court
Following the order of the Supreme Court Mafia Atiq Ahmed was sent to Sabarmati Jail of Gujarat from Naini Central Jail of Prayagraj. On June 3, 2019, Atiq Ahmed was shifted from Prayagraj’s Naini Central Jail to Sabarmati Jail. It has been revealed in a media report that Atiq Ahmed uses three mobile phones in Sabarmati Jail. He has been provided all facilities in the jail. Yogi government, on receiving the information, is now preparing to change Atiq’s jail.
STF arrests Atiq’s relative
Meanwhile, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a relative of Atiq Ahmed in Meerut for allegedly providing shelter to the killers of Umesh Pal who was shot down in Prayagraj earlier this year.
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