Atiq Ahmed's brother-in-law arrested by UP Police in Umesh Pal case
Umesh Pal was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh"s Prayagraj on February 24. Atiq Ahmed is the main accused in the murder case of BSP legislator Raju Pal, which took place in 2005.
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Prayagraj, Apr 03: In a joint operation, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) and Prayagraj Police have arrested Atiq Ahmed's brother-in-law, Akhlaq Ahmed, in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case. According to the police, Akhlaq Ahmed had a key role in financing the shooters of Umesh Pal, a prime witness in the 2005 murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal.
Umesh Pal was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on February 24. Atiq Ahmed is the main accused in the murder case of BSP legislator Raju Pal, which took place in 2005. He is also accused of killing Umesh Pal, the prime witness of Raju Pal's murder. Police had earlier questioned Akhlaq Ahmed, a resident of Meerut, multiple times in the Umesh Pal murder case. He has now been arrested from Meerut.
In a major success UP (STF) and Prayagraj Police have arrested mafia don Atiq Ahmed's brother-in-law, Dr. Akhlaq Ahmed, in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case.
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According to the police, Dr. Akhlaq Ahmed had a key role in financing and sheltering the shooters of Umesh Pal. pic.twitter.com/XFkqH5VK01
An MP-MLA court held gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and two others guilty in the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for life. This was Atiq Ahmed's first conviction even though more than 100 cases were registered against the former Samajwadi Party (SP) MP over the years. Akhlaq Ahmed is the husband of Shaista Noori, Atiq Ahmed's sister, who went to Prayagraj with the mafia from Sabarmati Jail. Yesterday she was present at Bareilly Jail when the process to bring Ashraf to Prayagraj began. Ahmed's brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf and six others were acquitted in the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case. On one hand, Shaista Noori reached the Bareilly jail to save her brother. Prayagraj police, on the other hand, arrested her husband Akhlaq Ahmed from Meerut. Earlier, in an interview with India Today on March 6, Shaista Noori had said that her husband was taken into police custody. Since then, Akhlaq Ahmed, who was on police radar, was arrested for funding the shooters of Umesh Pal.
Atiq Ahmed was brought from the Sabarmati jail to Prayagraj by road for the hearing in court. He was kept in the Naini jail before the hearing. A day after being convicted in the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case, he was brought back to Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad amid tight security arrangements.