No Supreme Court Reprieve For UP Gangster, Order In Kidnapping Case Soon

A Supreme Court bench, however, allowed Atiq Ahmed to approach the Allahabad High court for protection after he claimed that his life is under threat in UP Police's custody.

The Supreme Court today rejected gangster and former MP Atiq Ahmed's request for protection during his UP police custody ahead of his hearing in the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case. 

Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azim will be produced in a Prayagraj court today in connection with the 2006 kidnapping of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the BSP MLA Raju Pal's murder case.

A Supreme Court bench, however, allowed Atiq Ahmed to approach the Allahabad High court for protection after he claimed that his life is under threat in UP Police's custody.