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FIR lodged against Atiq aide in extortion case
Kareli police have booked Mohd Asaad, said to be a trusted aide of jailed former MP Atiq Ahmad, for allegedly demanding ₹10 lakh as extortion money and threatening a Prayagraj lawyer.
Kareli police have booked Mohd Asaad, said to be a trusted aide of jailed former MP Atiq Ahmad, for allegedly demanding ₹10 lakh as extortion money and threatening a Prayagraj lawyer.
In his police complaint lodged Wednesday, lawyer Waqar Ahmad said Atiq’s four henchmen, including one who identified himself as Irshad aka Pullu, threatened him at gunpoint at a plot owned by the former at Saidpur. Waqar, who was allegedly made to speak to Assad over the phone, was asked to pay ₹10 lakh to continue construction on his land.
Kareli station house officer (SHO) Ramashray Yadav said an FIR has been registered against Asaad, Irshad and four unidentified persons in this connection.
Asaad, who’s on the run, reportedly takes care of Atiq’s illegal real estate business and is wanted in connection with the assault on property dealer Zeeshan aka Janu in December 2021. A reward of ₹25,000 was announced earlier on his arrest.
