Aban Ahmed, the youngest son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, died in a car crash in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district. The accident happened while Aban was en route to meet his jailed elder brother, Ali Ahmed. Preliminary reports indicate the SUV Aban was traveling in lost control due to high speed, leading to a severe collision with a road divider. Aban was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital, and the vehicle sustained significant damage. This event marks another tragic incident for the Ahmed family, already marked by the murders of Atiq Ahmed and his brother, and the encounter death of another son, Asad.

Aban Ahmed, the youngest son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, died in a car crash in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district. The accident happened while Aban was en route to meet his jailed elder brother, Ali Ahmed. Preliminary reports indicate the SUV Aban was traveling in lost control due to high speed, leading to a severe collision with a road divider. Aban was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital, and the vehicle sustained significant damage. This event marks another tragic incident for the Ahmed family, already marked by the murders of Atiq Ahmed and his brother, and the encounter death of another son, Asad.

Aban Ahmed, the youngest son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, died in a car crash in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district. The accident happened while Aban was en route to meet his jailed elder brother, Ali Ahmed. Preliminary reports indicate the SUV Aban was traveling in lost control due to high speed, leading to a severe collision with a road divider. Aban was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital, and the vehicle sustained significant damage. This event marks another tragic incident for the Ahmed family, already marked by the murders of Atiq Ahmed and his brother, and the encounter death of another son, Asad.

Aban Ahmad, the son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, died in a car crash in UP's Jhansi district on Thursday while en route to meet his jailed elder brother, Ali Ahmed. 

The accident occurred in the Poonch police station area when the speeding car in which Aban was travelling reportedly went out of control and rammed into the road divider. 

The impact of the collision was so severe that the front portion of the vehicle was completely mangled.

Senior Superintendent of Police BBGTS Murthy told reporters that police received information around 10.30 am that an SUV had crashed into a road divider after the driver lost control.

Along with Aban, three other occupants of the car were taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared Aban dead on arrival. 

Later, the police confirmed that two people died in the accident. 

Murthy said a preliminary inquiry suggested the SUV was being driven at a high speed.

"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.

Superintendent of Police (Rural) Arvind Kumar said the accident took place around 10.30 am on the Kanpur-Jhansi road in the Poonch area.

One of the injured, Mohammad Umar, a friend of Aban who was travelling in the SUV, told reporters that they were on their way to Jhansi jail to meet Aban's brother when the accident occurred.

"The car was at high speed and lost control," said the injured Omar. 

Asked whether Ahmad's family had been informed, SSP Murthy said all necessary protocols were being followed and that senior officers were at the accident site.

Aban was the youngest of Atiq Ahmad's five sons and the twin brother of Ahjam. Of the five brothers, Umar and Ali are currently lodged in separate jails in Uttar Pradesh.

Another son, Asad Ahmad, who was wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was killed in a police encounter near Jhansi in April 2023. Umesh Pal was a key witness in the 2005 murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, in which Atiq Ahmad was also an accused.

Atiq Ahmad's wife Shaista Praveen, who is also an accused in the high-profile murder case, is absconding, according to police.

On April 15, 2023, Atiq Ahmad, 60, and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists while they were being escorted by police to a medical college in Prayagraj for a medical check-up.

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