Umesh Pal case: Convict Atiq Ahmed returns to Sabarmati jail

Atiq Ahmed was brought to Prayagraj from Ahmedabad for his court hearing on March 28.

Atiq’s brother Ashraf is also an accused in the case and was also shifted to Prayagraj from Gujarat but he was acquitted by the court.

He was convicted in the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case along with Dinesh Pasi and Khan Saulat Hanif. This is the first time that Atiq Ahmed, who has over 100 cases against him over the last 43 years, has been convicted in a case.