Atiq Ahmed ISI Connection Story: The character of Atif Ahmed shown in the film ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ is said to be similar to UP’s mafia Atiq Ahmed. The film has claims of ISI connections, arms smuggling and running a network from jail. Know what is the difference between the film and the actual reality.
These days, there is a lot of discussion on social media and political circles about the film Dhurandhar: The Revenge. A small character in the film has suddenly come into limelight. This character is Atif Ahmed, whom many people are linking with Atiq Ahmed, the famous mafia of Uttar Pradesh.
Atif’s role in the film is said to be only for 7-8 minutes, but his background, weapons network and the murder scene are much talked about. Many people are raising questions as to how much of the claims shown in the film are true and how much is cinematic imagination.
In real life, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead while in police custody in Prayagraj on 15 April 2023. That incident shook the entire country. Now a different version of the same story has been shown through the film.
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What is shown in the film?
In the story of the film, Atif Ahmed is shown as a mafia who is associated with Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The film claims that Atif:
- orders weapons from Pakistan
- Runs a network of fake notes
- smuggles through Nepal
- Interferes even in UP politics and government formation
In the film, his murder is shown to be planned by National Security Advisor Ajay Sanyal. This part is causing the most controversy.
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AK-47 supply scene
There is a scene in the initial part of the film where a character named Jaskirat Singh Rangi comes to buy AK-47 from Atif to take revenge.
It is shown in the story that these weapons reach India through Baloch mafia at the behest of Pakistan and then reach Atif’s network. This scene is definitely filmy, but an angle related to it came to light in the real case also.
What actually came to light?
In April 2023, the charge sheet of Umesh Pal murder case was filed in the court by Prayagraj Police. In this charge sheet, Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf were also made accused in the arms smuggling case. According to the police, during interrogation, Atiq had claimed that he had no shortage of weapons and that he had contacts with people associated with ISI and Lashkar-e-Taiba.
According to police records:
- Weapons were dropped on Punjab border from Pakistan through drones.
- Local agents used to deliver them to the gang
- Weapons like AK-47, .45 bore pistol, Stengun and RDX were mentioned.
- 9mm cartridges made in Pakistan were also recovered from Atiq.
However, these allegations were yet to be fully proved in the court, because Atiq was murdered before that.
The entire network was run from jail
Another scene is shown in the film in which Atif is running his network on the phone while sitting inside the jail. In real life too, allegations were made for a long time that Atiq Ahmed used to run his criminal network even while being in jail.
After the Raju Pal murder case in 2007, Atiq was lodged in several jails, including Naini, Deoria, Banda and Chitrakoot jails. In 2013, his accomplices were accused of kidnapping and assault of Lucknow businessman Mohit Jaiswal while he was in Deoria jail. After this case, he was sent to Bareilly Jail and then to Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat in 2019.
Nepal connection and fake notes
The film shows smuggling of fake currency and weapons through Nepal.
In fact, the network of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has been detected in India for many years through Nepal. In many cases, the investigating agencies had also mentioned the names of people associated with ISI. Although no direct public case of big fake currency racket came to light against Atiq Ahmed, his name was definitely linked to arms smuggling cases.
Why is there controversy over the film?
Political controversy has also started after showing the angle of ISI connection and political conspiracy in the film. Former Samajwadi Party MP Dr. ST Hasan said that no Indian investigating agency has officially proved Atiq’s ISI connection. According to him, this film could just be an attempt to create a political atmosphere. On the other hand, some people believe that due to strict action taken against the mafia in UP, such criminals came to an end.
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What is the difference between film and reality?
Films are often inspired by real events, but also add drama and fantasy elements.
Many incidents have also been shown in a cinematic style in ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. Whereas in real life, the crime world of Atiq Ahmed was quite big and complex. He was accused of murder, kidnapping, extortion and many other serious cases. After his death many questions remained incomplete forever. The film has tried to present these questions and allegations in the form of a story.
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