Authorities investigating the Atiq Ahmed case are getting ready a listing of employees in numerous authorities departments who allegedly helped the former MP in increasing his illegal enterprise. The event comes within the wake of 26 police personnel being transferred because of their alleged proximity to Atiq.
Within the interval between late Seventies and early 2010s, Atiq and his associates amassed immense wealth and properties throughout Prayagraj, in Lucknow, and different cities. Atiq additionally forayed into the actual property enterprise and began grabbing lands. Such illegal properties included each personal and government-owned plots, mentioned a senior police officer.
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It’s alleged that a number of authorities officers turned a blind eye in direction of the illegal companies of Atiq. Their help performed a key function in selling Atiq’s illegal actual property enterprise. A group of officers is now investigating these employees working in numerous departments who had been both near Atiq or his associates, mentioned the official. Motion is probably going in opposition to them.
Aside from police personnel, officers of the Prayagraj Nagar Nigam, the Prayagraj Growth Authority (PDA), district administration, and the STF are additionally under the scanner. Lots of them are believed to have leaked authorities info for Atiq’s profit. A number of of those officers allegedly acquired wealth disproportionate to their incomes.
To date, officers have ready a listing of over 50 such authorities employees who had been near Atiq. Lots of them have been serving in Prayagraj for a very long time. They managed to get their transfers cancelled. Officers aware of the event mentioned that motion will probably be taken in opposition to such employees after the investigation.