2018 Lucknow realtor kidnapping: Court directs CBI to submit Atiq’s death certificate

Atiq Ahmed’s son Umar got realtor Mohit Jaiswal abducted from Krishna Nagar area in UP capital in December 2018

The special CBI court on Friday directed the central bureau of investigation (CBI) to submit the death certificate of gangster–turned politician Atiq Ahmed in court. The court issued the directive during the trial of 2018 realtor Mohit Jaiswal kidnapping case in which Atiq Ahmed and his son Mohammad Umar Ahmed are accused.

Mohit Jaiswal was allegedly assaulted at Deoria jail after being kidnapped. (For Representation)

As Atiq Ahmed was shot dead by three assailants in Prayagraj on April 15, the CBI court asked the central agency to produce his death certificate, said the government advocate. However, trial could not start proceedings as no witness appeared before the court. The court fixed May 5 as the next date for hearing to record statements of witnesses.

Earlier on April 7, the court framed charges against Atiq and Umar under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 364 A (kidnapping or abduction). Under this section, the convicts may get life imprisonment or a prison term that may extend up to 10 years.

Umar got realtor Mohit Jaiswal abducted from Krishna Nagar area in the state capital in December 2018 and forcibly took him to Deoria jail where Atiq Ahmed was lodged at that time. Jaiswal was allegedly assaulted and was forced to transfer his properties worth ₹45 crore to the father–son duo before he was allowed to leave.

After returning to Lucknow, Jaiswal lodged an FIR at the Krishna Nagar police station on December 31, 2018. The state government handed over the case to the CBI which began the probe on June 12, 2019. Umar surrendered before the CBI court on August 23, 2022.

The CBI later filed four chargesheets in court. The court has already framed charges against other accused in the case, including Pawan Singh, Zafar-ul- Mohammad Farooq, Imran Ahmad, Mahendra Singh, Yogesh Kumar, Nitish Mishra, Gulam Moin Siddiqui, Mohammad Hamza and Zaki Ahmad.