The body of slain mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s youngest son, Aban, 21, was buried at the Kasari Masari graveyard in Prayagraj on Saturday evening, two days after he was killed in a road accident in Jhansi. He was laid to rest near the graves of his father and brother.
Aban’s burial was delayed because his elder brothers, Umar Ahmed and Ali Ahmed, who are lodged in Lucknow and Jhansi jails in connection with criminal cases, were granted parole by the Allahabad high court to attend the funeral.
Aban and his friend Sonu were killed in the accident in Jhansi on the morning of August 6, while three others travelling with them were seriously injured. After the postmortem report, their bodies were brought to Hatwa village in Puramufti on Friday morning. Sonu was buried at a graveyard in Hatwa the same day.
Umar was brought from Lucknow jail to the Kasari Masari graveyard around 4:30 pm under police escort, while Ali arrived from Jhansi jail about an hour later. Abaan’s body was brought from Hatwa in an ambulance around 6 pm. Funeral prayers were offered before he was buried.
His other brother, Ahzam, aunt Parveen Qureshi and other family members also attended the funeral.
{{/usCountry}}His other brother, Ahzam, aunt Parveen Qureshi and other family members also attended the funeral.
{{/usCountry}}After the burial, Umar and Ali were allowed to meet family members for about an hour from 7 pm at a tent set up outside the graveyard mosque.
A large crowd gathered outside the graveyard to catch a glimpse of the two brothers. As police prepared to take them back to Lucknow and Jhansi jails around 8 pm, the crowd became unruly near the barricades and spilled onto the road.
Police used mild force and batons to disperse the crowd. The two brothers were subsequently taken away in police vehicles amid tight security.
Several police teams were deployed in and around the graveyard to maintain law and order during the burial.