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Umesh Pal Murder Case: Prayagraj Court Sends Atiq Ahmed’s Brother-In-Law To 14-Days Police Remand

In a major breakthrough in the Umesh Pal murder case, the Prayagraj court today sent Atiq Ahmed’s brother-in-law, Akhlaq to 14-days police remand.

Akhlaq was arrested for allegedly harboring shooters and helping them escape after the crime.

He is a resident of Nauchandi, Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut. According to police sources, after murdering Umesh Pal, the shooter and Atiq Ahmed’s son, Asad, absconded with the help of Akhlaq.

Mafia don-turned-politician, Atiq Ahmed was convicted by an MP-MLA court on March 28, and sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment in the abduction case of now-deceased Umesh Pal.

First, it marked the first time that Atiq Ahmed, who has over 100 cases against him over the last 43 years, has been convicted in a case. Apart from Atiq Ahmed, the court gave life sentences to Dinesh Pasi and Khan Saulat Hanif and also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on each of the 3 convicts.

The seven other accused in the case, including Ashraf, brother of Atiq Ahmed, were acquitted. Ahmed’s conviction came after Umesh Pal, an advocate & prime witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal, was shot dead in Prayagraj on February 24 this year.

Atiq is also the main accused in the Umesh Pal murder case. Apart from Umesh Pal, his 2 security personnel were also shot dead. Atiq, the former MP, and MLA, was brought by Uttar Pradesh Police from Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Jail to Prayagraj’s Naini jail on Monday after an over 24-hour-long drive.

Meera Verma

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