In a significant development in the Umesh Pal murder case, the Prayagraj judge on Monday sentenced Atiq Ahmed’s brother-in-law, Akhlaq, to 14 days in police custody.
Akhlaq was arrested for reportedly harbouring shooters and assisting them in fleeing the scene of the crime.
According to police sources, Asad, the shooter and Atiq Ahmed’s son, absconded with the assistance of Akhlaq after murdering Umesh Pal.On March 28, a Mafia don-turned-politician, Atiq Ahmed, was convicted and ordered to rigorous life imprisonment in the abduction case of now-deceased Umesh Pal by an MP-MLA court.It was the first conviction for Atiq Ahmed, who has had over 100 complaints filed against him over the last 43 years.
Asad, the shooter and Atiq Ahmed’s son, absconded with the assistance of Akhlaq after murdering Umesh Pal.On March 28, a Mafia don-turned-politician, Atiq Ahmed, was convicted and ordered to rigorous life imprisonment in the abduction case of now-deceased Umesh Pal by an MP-MLA court.It was the first conviction for Atiq Ahmed, who has had over 100 complaints filed against him over the last 43 years.
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 three convicts.
Seven other accused in the case, including Ashraf, brother of Atiq Ahmed were acquitted.
Ahmed’s conviction came after Umesh Pal, an advocate and a 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 two 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.
