Gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azim were found guilty in the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case by a court in Prayagraj. The sentencing will be announced after 2 pm today. Earlier, the Supreme Court rejected Atiq Ahmed's request for protection during his UP police custody. Atiq Ahmed and his brother appeared in a Prayagraj court today in connection with the 2006 kidnapping of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the BSP MLA Raju Pal's murder case.