Days after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed was killed by three shooters in Prayagraj, it was found that the jailed mafia used to get 'gunda tax' (extortion money). He used to deposit this money (gunda tax) in his bank account. Different colored slips were made for taxes. Atiq used to take election tax from big builders and other businessmen who wanted to contest elections. During the elections, he issued issue the slips (for taxes).
There were two types of slips- pink and white issued by Atiq. The rate of pink slip was Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, while the rate of white slip was above Rs 5 lakh. The money taken from these slips was not taken in cash but deposited in the bank account. The extortion money was deposited in Bank of Maharashtra's account number 60164021028.
Letter of Atiq's wife
Meanwhile, a letter of gangster's wife Shaista Parveen surfaced which she had written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The letter was written to CM Yogi on February 27 in which she apprehended that top cops in the UP Police were planning to kill her husband and brother-in-law. In her letter, Shaista alleged that senior cops under the orders of a minister were conspiring to kill Atiq Ahmed and his brother under police custody.
Shaista alleged in the letter that big officers are involved in this conspiracy... they will try to get Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf out of jail during the police remand... and then he will be murdered. Atiq's wife had written this letter to CM Yogi three days after Umesh Pal was murdered. Shaista also claimed that a minister had given the contract to police officers to kill Umesh Pal.
