Uttar Pradesh government on Monday ordered shifting of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed from Deoria jail to Bareilly jail after a Lucknow-based businessman accused the former MP of abducting him and assaulting him inside the prison.
“Approval has been given for shifting undertrial Atiq Ahmed, who is currently lodged in Deoria district jail, to Bareilly district jail on administrative grounds,” an order issued by the Prisons department read. The order was signed by Joint Secretary (Prisons) Surya Prakash Singh Sengar.
Meanwhile, on the basis of the reports sent by ADG (Prison) and District Magistrate of Deoria, disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against jail superintendent Dilip Kumar Pandey and jailer Mukesh Kumar Katiyar. On the other hand, deputy jailer Dev Nath Yadav, Incharge mulaqat Munna Pandey and head warden Rakesh Kumar Sharma have been suspended and inquiry has been initiated against them.
Businessman Mohit Jaiswal has alleged that he was abducted from the state capital last week and driven almost 300 km to the Deoria jail where gangster Atiq Ahmed and his accomplices assaulted him and forced him to sign away property worth Rs 40 crore while holding him hostage inside the Deoria jail where Atiq Ahmed was lodged then.
He alleged that his SUV and cash was also looted by Atiq Ahmed’s goon who were led by the mafia-turned-politician’s son Umar. Jaiswal said that he was freed in Krishna Nagar locality.
Jaiswal had given a complaint against Atiq, his son Umar and their aides Zaki Ahmad, Zafarullah and 10-12 other unidentified aides at Krishna Nagar police station after he returned to Lucknow in the wee hours on Saturday.
Jaiswal also mentioned in the FIR that the former MP extorted several lakh rupees from him about two years ago and was again demanding money for the last four months.
He said the former MP’s two aides, Farooque and Zaki Ahmad visited his office two months ago and forcibly got their names inducted in his firm and took his and his sister Aarti Jaiswal’s digital signatures. Both are directors of the firm .
Jaiswal further alleged that Farooque and Zaki Ahmad had visited his office along with some other their accomplices on Wednesday and kidnapped him in his SUV. As per his claim, Jaiswal was taken to Deoria jail where Atiq Ahmed, his son and 10-12 other people were already present in the barrack. Jaiswal alleged that Atiq and his men tortured him and broke two fingers of his right hand before making him sign documents transferring firms in the names of Farooque and Zaki Ahmad. He said they also made him forge the signatures of his sister who is also a director in his five firms.
The police had registered an FIR against Atiq Ahmed and his men under relevant sections for extortion, loot, and torturing on the complaint of the realtor.