The Fall of Atiq Ahmed's Empire: A Timeline of Events.

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were gunned down in Uttar Pradesh, just a day after Atiq's son was killed in an encounter with the police. Atiq was a co-accused in the 2005 Raju Pal murder case and had been ensconced in Sabarmati jail in Gujarat until March. In the past couple of months, the UP government had cracked down on properties allegedly belonging to Atiq's aides, and several people linked to the Raju Pal case had been killed in encounters with the police. Atiq and two others were found guilty in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case and sentenced to life imprisonment on 28 March.