Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, his brother shot dead in UP's Prayagraj
Prayagraj (UP): In a shocking incident, mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead while being taken for medical treatment in the city of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred on April 15, 2023, and has sent shockwaves throughout the state.
Atiq Ahmed was a former Member of Parliament from Phulpur constituency and had a long history of criminal activities. He had been lodged in a high-security prison in connection with several cases, including murder, extortion, and kidnapping. He was brought to Prayagraj under police protection for medical treatment, where he was reportedly shot dead, media reports added.
It was however unclear whether they were killed in a police encounter.
Atiq’s son was killed in police encounter on Thursday, Atiq was unable to attend his son’s funeral.
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Dalit outfits call state-wide hartal over dental student’s death
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Various Dalit organisations on Monday announced a state-wide hartal seeking justice in the death of Kannur Dental College student Nithin Raj.
The hartal will be observed on Tuesday from 6 am to 6 pm.
As many as 52 Dalit organisations, including Justice for Nithin Raj Action Council, have announced the strike.
Organisations requesting cooperation for the strike said that no vehicles will be forcibly stopped and that all essential services are exempted.
Raj, a first-year BDS student at a private dental college in Anjarakkandy in Kannur district, was found critically injured after falling from a building on April 10 and later succumbed to his injuries.
Police have registered a case against two faculty members on charges of abetment of suicide and under provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, following allegations by the student’s family that he was subjected to caste- and complexion-based harassment.
Kerala Pinnokka Samudaya Munnani (KPSM), one of the organisations supporting the hartal, alleged in a statement that police had shown apathy in the investigation and were attempting to protect the accused in the case.
KPSM state president K V Padmanabhan and general secretary S Anwar alleged that the probe into Raj’s death was being deliberately misdirected and delayed.
While the family has firmly alleged that caste discrimination and mental harassment by faculty members led to the student’s death, police were attempting to divert the investigation towards loan app borrowings, they claimed.
The organisation alleged that this was a planned move to shield the real accused.
KPSM further alleged that by deliberately delaying the arrest of the accused teachers, police enabled them to secure anticipatory bail.
They said there was no confidence in the present police investigation and demanded that the case be handed over to an independent agency at the earliest.
