Atique Ahmed

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Atique Ahmad
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| image = http://img.patrika.com/upload/images/2017/04/07/atiq-ahmad-1491568335.jpg
| constituency = [[Phoolpur(Lok Sabha Constituency)|Phoolpur]]
| constituency2 = [[Allahabad West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Allahabad West]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]], [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| party = [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (Present)
| constituency1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| office1 = President of [[Apna Dal]] for [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| termend1 = 2003
| termstart1 = 1999
| termend2 = 2004
| termstart2 = 1989
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|08|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| resting_place =
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Shaista Parveen (m.1996)
| children = Mohammad Umar,
Mohammad Ali,
Mohammad Asad,
Ahzam Ahmad,
Abaan Ahmad.
| relations = Haji Firoz Ahmad (Father),
Khalid Azeem Ashraf (Brother)
| residence = Chakiya, [[Allahabad]]
| alma_mater = 10th Pass

10th Pass MIC From Allahabad In 1979
| occupation = Politician, Contractor, Builders,Property Dealer, & Agriculture.
| term_start = 13 May 2004
| term_end = 16 May 2009
}}

'''Atique Ahmed''' (born 10 August 1962) is an Indian politician who is also known as a bahubali leader and a gangster.<ref>{{cite web |title=UP don Atique Ahmed to be transferred to Sabarmati jail |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/up-don-atique-ahmed-to-be-transferred-to-sabarmati-jail/articleshow/69065063.cms |accessdate=April 27, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/samajwadi-party-ateeq-ahmad-gangster-act-uttar-pradesh/1/328258.html|title=Uttar Pradeshs first gangster Ateeq Ahmad is SPs poll candidate|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mafia-donturnedpolitician-atiq-ahmed-gets-bail/907487/|title=Mafia don-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed gets bail - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/video/news/mafia-don-atique-ahmed-convoy-creates-traffic-jam-in-allahabad-kanpur-highway-362084|title=VIDEO: Mafia Don Atique Ahmed convoy creates traffic jam in Allahabad-Kanpur Highway|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref> He was elected as member of legislative assembly from Allahabad west seat for 5 consecutive time which is still a record. In 2004–2009, he was elected as an SP member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. From 1999-2003 he was the president of the [[Apna Dal]], founded by Sone Lal Patel.<ref>[http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4171 Official biographical sketch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031242/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4171 |date=21 May 2014 }}, [[Parliament of India]] website</ref>
According to his affidavit in 2014 elections, he has declared that there are now no cases pending against him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=8313|title=Atiq Ahmad(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- SHRAWASTI(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info}}</ref> The most sensational murder was that of [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] MLA [[Raju Pal]], who had defeated Atique's brother Ashraf in the 2004 Uttar Pradesh state legislature elections.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Ahmed has fought several elections from jail, lodged under various charges.<ref name=bs>
{{cite news
| title = Allahabad a challenge for Congress, BSP
| author = Aditi Phadnis
| publisher = Business Standard
| url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/allahabad-a-challenge-for-congress-bsp-112021200034_1.html
| date = 12 February 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title = All with 'shades' least are 'white'
|author = Arun Chaubey
|publisher = ZeAtique
|url = http://www.zeenews.com/uppoll/fullstory.asp?sid=upe&aid=365058
|date = May 2007
|accessdate = 2007-05-13
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070514040154/http://www.zeenews.com/uppoll/fullstory.asp?sid=upe&aid=365058
|archivedate = 14 May 2007
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref> On 15 December 2016, he was arrested once again for assaulting staff of the [[Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/sp-candidate-atiq-ahmed-booked-mayawati-takes-a-swipe-at-akhilesh-yadav-4428915/|title=SP candidate Atiq Ahmed booked; Mayawati takes a swipe at Akhilesh Yadav|date=15 December 2016}}</ref>

==2009 General Elections==

In the [[2009 Indian general elections|2009 General Elections]], Atique Ahmad was allowed to run for election (since he was yet to be convicted in any case).<ref name="dailyexcelsior.com">[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/09may22/national.htm]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, the [[Samajwadi Party]] had expelled him in 2008, and [[Mayawati]] refused him a ticket under BSP,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/23/stories/2009042355531200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427165212/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/23/stories/2009042355531200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 April 2009 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Rebels galore in Uttar Pradesh phase-II | date=23 April 2009}}</ref> so he stood from the [[Apna Dal]] party from [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]], but he lost the election.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090519184216/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/24/24/pratapgarh.html election results 2009 Pratapgarh]</ref>

==Elections in 2012 and 2014==

In [[Uttar Pradesh Elections 2012]], Ahmed contested under the [[Apna Dal]] banner from the Allahabad (West) constituency. He filed his nomination from jail.<ref>
{{cite news
| title = Atique Ahmed files nomination from jail
| author =
| publisher = Indian Express
| url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/atique-ahmed-files-nomination-from-jail/903372/
| date = 24 Jan 2012
}}</ref> He had appealed for bail but 10 judges of the Allahabad High Court refused to hear the case. The 11th judge finally took up the matter and he was released on bail before the Elections.<ref name=bs/> However, the seat went to Raju Pal's widow, [[Puja Pal]].

In 2014, he was taken back into the [[Samajwadi Party]] and fought the National Elections from the [[Shrawasti (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. He managed to secure a quarter of the votes, but lost by nearly a lakh votes to [[Daddan Mishra]] of the [[BJP]].

==Deadly attack on Atique==
On August 8, 2002, Atique Ahmad was then present M.L.A and was in jail due to political rivalry with then C.M. Mayawati{{Opinion|date=August 2021}} and during a court appearance amid heavy police security, he was attacked by a bomb in which he survived. Atique had accused this attack on the then SP City Lal Ji Shukla and then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati that they wanted to kill him.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

===SHUATS assault case===
On December 14, 2016, Atique and his henchmen had allegedly assaulted the staff members of [[Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences]] for taking action against two students who were debarred from taking examination after they were caught cheating. The video of Atiq Ahmad beating the SHUATS teacher and employees was widely circulated on the internet. On February 10, 2017, the [[Allahabad High Court]] summoned the criminal history of Atiq and also directed the [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of police]] of Allahabad to arrest all the accused in the case. The police arrested Atiq on February 11 after which he was remanded to 14-day judicial custody.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/allahabad-hc-reserves-verdict-in-shuats-assault-case/story-yqPG3TV3oWq44HuRZy6yzM.html|title=Allahabad HC reserves verdict in SHUATS assault case|date=18 April 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He was lodged in Deoria jail but later shifted to Bareilly jail after he was convicted for beating a business man inside the jail premise.

=== Kidnapping and torturing a business man in Deoria jail ===
Atique Ahmed was shifted to Bareilly jail after being accused for kidnapping and assaulting a business man Mohit Jaiswal in [[Deoria, Uttar Pradesh|Deoria]] Jail. Mohit told media that Atiq Ahmed's gang was asking him to pay extortion money. He was taken to the Deoria jail later for not paying the extortion money. Mohit was beaten up by the jail police guards and other goons. After the news was spread, [[Uttar Pradesh government]] shifted Atique to Bareilly Jail and suspended accused jail guards immediately. A call recording was also released in which Atique was threatening Mohit to pay extortion money or else he will be attacked. <ref>{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh businessman accuses former MP Atiq Ahmad of assault in Deoria jail; FIR lodged, probe underway |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/atiq-ahmad-deoria-jail-uttar-pradesh-businessman-accuses-former-mp-assault-thrashing-abducting-kidnapping-fir-lodged-probe-underway/339276 |website=Times Now News}}</ref>

Two other businessmen also accused Ahmed of kidnapping and assaulting them in Deoria Jail.

Ahmed was shifted from the Prayagraj Central Jail to the Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad in June 2019.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/owaisi-to-meet-atique-ahmed-in-jail/articleshow/86352510.cms</ref>

== References ==
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* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/cbi-puts-up-posters-of-atiq-ahmads-fugitive-son-mod-umar-in-allahabad/articleshow/74260846.cms CBI puts up posters of Atiq Ahmad’s fugitive son Mod Umar in Allahabad | Allahabad News - Times of India]

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