PRAYAGRAJ, May 6 -- Kareli police lodged an FIR on Saturday night against former Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Haji Parwez Ahmad, also known as Parwez Tanki, for allegedly issuing threats to a property dealer. The property dealer, known to be close to the late mafia politician Atiq Ahmad, filed the complaint. An FIR has been registered against Parwez Ahmad, and further investigations are underway, the police said.

In his complaint to the police, Mohd Abbas from the Atarsuiya area stated that he had given Rs.1.10 lakh in cash to former MLA Parwez Ahmad around six months ago to purchase a plot of land. However, Parwez did not buy the plot nor return the money. Abbas claimed that about 20 days ago, Parwez and his two associates met him at the Ka...