Ahead of the hearing in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case in MP-MLA court of Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Tuesday, security was deployed outside his residence. Security has also been deployed outside the residence of his advocate.
Ahmed has been finally convicted for the first time by the court, nearly 43 years after the first criminal case was lodged against him.
Nearly 60 of the said 100 cases against Ahmed on charges of murder, attempted murder and kidnapping for ransom are under trial, but many have seen key witnesses turning hostile or not appearing in court.
Atiq, who was lodged in Sabarmati jail since 2019, is being brought back to Prayagraj in connection with an old kidnapping case of Umesh Pal in which he is the main accused