Absconding MP Atiq Ahmed arrested

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Posted online: Friday , February 01, 2008 at 08:56:56

New Delhi, February 1: Atiq Ahmed, a Lok Sabha member from Phoolpur in Allahabad, who was evading arrest for the past six months in a murder case of an MLA in Uttar Pradesh was arrested by the Delhi police in the national capital.

Ahmed, an expelled Samajwadi Party MP, was arrested by special cell of Delhi police on Thursday evening from an apartment in Preetampura in west Delhi, a senior police official said on Friday.

He was on the run after his name cropped up in the sensational murder case of Raju Pal, a BSP MLA in UP. He was carrying a reward of Rs 20,000.

The Uttar Pradesh police has secured a non-bailable warrant against him in connection with the Raju Pal murder case.

Ahmed had alleged that there was threat to his life from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and it was for this reason that he was not surrendering to the state police.

Earlier, Mayawati had accused Congress leaders of conspiring to eliminate her and claimed that they were "patronising" Ahmed whom she dubbed as "mafia".

A number of cases including that of murder, attempt to murder and kidnapping were registered against him.

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Arrest if Atiq Ahmed, MP by MOHAN DADDIKAR on 01 Feb 2008

Atiq Ahmed, the Honorable MP is an experienced politician and knows very well how to bribe the police and escape from the police custody. This arrest is only to bring some publicity to the concerned police officers with the cooperation of news-hungry TV channels. .The DIG of Orissa is eluding the clutches of the police for many months. Only a idiot can fail to realise the unseen co-operation of the Orissa Police behind this ugly and shameful incident.

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