Close on the heels all alleged extortion call made by former Cabinet minister Gayatri Prajapati from lucknow district jail, another similar call allegedly made by mafia don turned politician Atiq Ahmed, from Deoria district jail hit the social media, alerting the to jail officials who were already on the back-foot after recently killing of Eastern UP Ganglord, Prem Prakash Singh aka Munna Bajrangi inside Baghpat District Jail.
Sources said that an audio clip went viral on social media on Monday in which, Atiq Ahmed, allegedly made an extortion call to Asif Siddiqui, owning big steel industry in Mumbai. In the audio clip, Atiq was allegedly making a call to Siddiqui demanding an extortion of Rs 10 crore.
Though no official confirmation has been made in this regard but the news went like a wild fire particularly in Allahabad, the native place of Ahmed.
Asif was also hailing from Saroan area of Allahabad and shot fame after he organised NNS Cricket tournament in the district before joining Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
He owned a big steel business in Mumbai. Asif also contested last lok Sabha elections from Pratapgarh on BSP ticket but lost in BJP wave. He was now once again preparing for Parliament polls, reportedly on SP ticket. Sources said that in the call made to Asif, the caller claiming him to be Atiq Ahmed, first abused Asif and asking him about his location. When Asif said that he was in Mumbai and was about to visit Allahabad in connection with preparation of lok Sabha polls, the caller once again abused him and asked him to pay the extortion.
SSP Allahabad, Nitin Tewari, told local media persons that he was not aware of any such call and that no complaint has been also made in this regard.