Khalid Azim
Khalid Azim | |
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Prayagraj West | |
Personal details | |
Died | 15 April 2023 Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Manner of death | Assassination |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Samajwadi Party |
Relations | Atiq Ahmad (brother) |
Children | 4 (3 daughters, 1 son) |
Alma mater | Ewing Christian College |
Khalid Azim, also known as Ashraf (died 15 April 2023), was an Indian politician who had a criminal background. He served as a Member of
He was the brother of Atiq Ahmad, a gangster turned politician who also served as a parliamentarian. He was a member of Atiq Ahmad's IS-227 gang and was considered to be Ahmad's right-hand man by police records.[1]
Political career
Khalid Azim, who was affiliated with the Samajwadi Party, contested the 2005 legislative by-election for the Prayagraj West constituency. The seat had become vacant when his brother Atiq Ahmed was elected as a Member of Parliament from Phulpur. However, Khalid Azim was defeated by Raju Pal from the Bahujan Samaj Party. Following Raju Pal's murder on 25 January 2005,[2] a by-election was held, and he won the election from Prayagraj West constituency.
He contested the 2007 UP legislative elections but was defeated by Raju Pal's widow, Pooja Pal.[3][4] Khalid Azim and his elder brother Atiq were the prime accused in the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal.[5][1]
Criminal cases and controversies
In 1992, the first case was registered against him, at Prayagraj's
In January 2005, Khalid Azim was named as a prime suspect in the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal.[7]
In January 2007, his name surfaced in the abduction and gang rape case of two minor girl students from a Madarsa in the Kareli area.[8]
Personal life
Khalid Azim was married to Zainab Ruby and had four children, including three daughters and one son.[1]
Death
On 15 April 2023, Khalid Azim and his brother Atiq Ahmed were being escorted by Uttar Pradesh Police for a court-ordered medical checkup in Prayagraj when they were attacked in front of media cameras, shot at point-blank range and killed by three men who had posed as media personnel. [9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lived & died in brother Atiq's shadow, Ashraf led a life of crime". Hindustan Times. 19 April 2023.
- Telegraph India.
- ^ "पंक्चर बनाने वाले की बेटी हैं MLA पूजा पाल, 9 दिन में हो गई थीं विधवा" (in Hindi). Dainik Bhaskar.
- ^ "Allahabad West Uttar pradesh Assembly Election 2007". Latestly.com. 2007.
- ^ "BSP MLA murder case: Charges framed against ex-MLA Khalid Azim, five others". India Today. 1 October 2022.
- Times of India.
- ^ Singh, BK (1 January 2006). "Has the BSP forgotten Pal murder case?". Hindustan Times.
- News 18.
- ^ "Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf killed in front of cops by shooters posing as journos, high alert across UP". India Today. 16 April 2023.