A view of the mangled remains of the vehicle at the site of the accident in which deceased mafia leader Atiq Ahmed's son Aaban Ahmed and his friend Sonu lost their lives in Jhansi on Thursday. (ANI Video Grab)
Slain mafia don-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s youngest son, Abaan, was killed in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi on Thursday while he was on his way to meet his brother in jail.
Police said Abaan, 21, was travelling in an SUV along with four of his friends when it hit a divider and overturned. One of his friends, Sonu, was also declared dead when taken to the hospital. Three others are undergoing treatment.
The injured men told the police and media that they had left Prayagraj early to visit Abaan’s elder brother, Ali Ahmed, who is lodged in Jhansi jail.
Abaan was the youngest of Atiq five sons. His twin brother, Ahzam, is currently at the family home in Prayagraj.
In April 2023, Atiq and his brother Ashraf were shot dead while in police custody by two assailants on the premises of a hospital in Prayagraj.
Weeks earlier, Atiq’s other son, Asad, was killed in a police encounter in Jhansi. He was wanted in connection with the February 2023 killing of a lawyer, Umesh Pal, and his two police security personnel, Sandeep Nishad and Raghvendra Singh, in Prayagraj.
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The attack, allegedly led by Asad, had taken place in broad daylight outside Pal’s home, with gunmen opening fire and hurling crude bombs.
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