It is being told by him that he is a witness in the Raju Pal murder case.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/man-claiming-to-be-witness-in-up-murder-case-demands-police-security-3858463

Notably, Atiq Ahmed was accused in the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case and also in the Umesh Pal murder case which happened in February this year.

Source: https://voiceofsikkim.com/atiq-ahmad-former-gangster-and-politician-and-his-brother-shot-dead-in-prayagraj-3-arrested-as-shooting-is-captured-on-camera/

The chief minister said the government is looking into the Prayagraj incident where shots were fired by multiple men in the BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case with a zero-tolerance policy.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/uttar-pradesh-akhileshfailed-to-respect-his-father-sayscm-yogi

Umesh Pal, the key witness in the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, and his police security guards Raghavendra Singh and Sandeep Nishad, were also shot dead outside his home in Dhoomanganj on February 24.

Source: https://www.mangalorean.com/asad-ghulam-fired-with-intent-to-kill-says-fir/