Atiq Ahmed

Marks of blood were also found on the staircase. A 'dupatta' with blood stains and bangles also lay strewn in one of the rooms. A portion of the office has already been demolished. Traces of blood found in the room are said to be fresh. Forensic teams have been called in to collect the blood samples and to ascertain how old they are.

The three revealed this during interrogation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT). However, they did not disclose the reason for their visit to Lucknow. After reaching the Prayagraj bus stand, they had roamed around and then on April 13, taken a room at a hotel near Khuldabad police station where they had kept watching television, collecting information about Atiq's movements in police custody, officials said.

Dubey has sought security cover for himself and his family since he and his family apprehend retaliation from the henchmen of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad. It was Dubey who had lodged an FIR against Atiq in February 2017 that had led to the arrest of the latter. After this, the gangster-turned-politician never walked.

He termed the assailants as terrorists and "illicit" children of Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. The Hyderabad MP expressed his apprehension that there may be many more such people who were provided arms and trained and they may carry out more killings. Addressing a public meeting at the historic Mecca Masjid here on the occasion of Jummat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of Ramzan, he noted that none of the UP policemen present there took out their weapons and the assailants after succeeding in their task raised their arms to surrender.

A large number of people assembled at the Jama mosque near Patna Junction to offer "Alvida Ka Namaz" on the last day of Ramzan month. After the prayers, a section of them came out on the roads and shouted slogans of "Shaheed Atiq Ahmed Amar Rahe, Ashraf Ahmed Amar Rahe, and Asad Ahmed Amar Rahe". They have also shouted slogans against the Centre and the UP government.

At that time, Atiq used to be a Member of Parliament and was on the run in connection with the Raju Pal murder case. "Atiq was hiding at Ghalib Apartment. We got a tip-off and a team was formed to nab him. At around 4 p.m. on December 31, 2008, we laid a trap outside Ghalib Apartments. Atiq was about to flee in his Honda City car when he was nabbed," said a source in the police.