He faced 54 criminal cases, including murder, threats, extortion, abduction, and land grabbing offenses under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
[3][4] Khalid Azim and his elder brother Atiq were the prime accused in the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal.
[5][1] In 1992, the first case was registered against him, at Prayagraj's Mutthiganj police station under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 147, 148, 149, 364, 504, and 506, as well as the 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act.
[6] In January 2005, Khalid Azim was named as a prime suspect in the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal.
[7] In January 2007, his name surfaced in the abduction and gang rape case of two minor girl students from a Madarsa in the Kareli area.