Prayagraj: Three separate FIRs have been lodged in Pratapgarh, Fatehpur and Prayagraj against the supporters of slain mafia-politician Atiq Ahmed for allegedly breaking toll plaza barriers, threatening employees with dire consequences and attempting to trample them. The FIRs were lodged at Hathgawan (Pratapgarh), Khaga (Fatehpur) and Nawabganj (Prayagraj) police stations in the past 24 hours.Police said prison vans were escorting jailed sons of Atiq — Mohd Umar and Ali Ahmed — to Prayagraj to attend the funeral of their younger brother, Abaan, on Saturday.Pratapgarh police said authorities of Kotla Akhatyari toll plaza lodged an FIR under Sections 281, 109(1), 352 and 351(3) of the BNS against the drivers and other occupants of two SUVs, said to be supporters of Mohd Umar. They allegedly broke the toll plaza gate, threatened employees and made an abortive bid to trample them on Saturday when the employees tried to stop them.Similarly, Nawabganj police in Prayagraj lodged an FIR against some named persons and others under relevant sections for allegedly breaking toll barriers and threatening employees at the Nawabganj toll plaza on the Lucknow-Prayagraj highway.The manager of the Nawabganj toll plaza told police that a group of miscreants forcibly took their vehicles through without paying the fee. When toll employees tried to stop them, the group allegedly threatened them with dire consequences. A majority of the vehicles did not have registration numbers.Police have started investigations into both incidents and are trying to ascertain the identities of the drivers and vehicle owners with the help of CCTV footage.In Fatehpur, an FIR under Sections 191(2), 281, 109, 352 and 351(3) of the BNS was lodged against several occupants travelling in 11 SUVs who allegedly threatened employees at the Katoghan toll plaza on the Kanpur-Prayagraj highway with dire consequences.The occupants of the SUVs claimed that they were supporters of Atiq and were travelling behind the police prison van escorting Ali.
