JHANSI: A video showing the mangled remains of the car, with its windshield shattered and bonnet and door badly damaged, has surfaced after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Abaan was killed in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi on Thursday.The video shows several bystanders gathered around the wrecked Hyundai Creta as police personnel speak to people at the accident site.The front of the vehicle appears extensively damaged, with the windshield broken and the bonnet and door badly damaged.Abaan and his friend Sonu were killed after the SUV crashed into a road divider on the Kanpur-Jhansi road in the Poonch area, police said.According to Jhansi SSP BBGTS Murthy, police received information around 10.30 am that an SUV had crashed into a road divider after its driver lost control.Three other occupants of the vehicle were injured and taken to a medical college for treatment.A preliminary inquiry suggested that the SUV was being driven at high speed, Murthy said.“One of the injured passengers told us that the vehicle was moving at a very high speed and became uncontrollable before crashing into the divider,” he said.According to police, all five occupants were travelling in the vehicle from Prayagraj towards Jhansi when the accident occurred.Abaan was the youngest of Atiq Ahmed’s five sons and the twin brother of Ahjam. His elder brothers Umar and Ali are currently lodged in separate jails in Uttar Pradesh.The accident comes against the backdrop of a series of violent incidents involving members of Atiq Ahmed’s family.
Abaan’s brother Asad was killed near Jhansi in 2023
On April 13, 2023, Atiq Ahmed’s 19-year-old son Asad Ahmed and his alleged associate Ghulam were killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) near Jhansi.Both were wanted in connection with the murder of lawyer Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal.
Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf shot dead days later
Two days after Asad’s death, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj on April 15, 2023.The brothers were being taken for a medical examination when three attackers posing as mediapersons opened fire at close range. The assailants were caught by police at the spot and subsequently arrested.
