Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf was on Thursday despatched to 7-day police remand after he was produced earlier than Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) courtroom in Prayagraj in reference to the Umesh Pal homicide case. Ahmed’s lawyer has opposed the police remand on the well being remand and has pleaded for a most three-day police remand. He was dropped at the courtroom alongside along with his brother former MLA Ashraf amid tight safety. Heavy safety was seen deployed exterior the courtroom. Prayagraj police had sought their custody remand to query them, officers mentioned. The UP Police claimed to have discovered adequate proof towards the accused named within the Umesh Pal homicide case, Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf, because the conspirators within the homicide.
On April 12, police introduced these two criminals from Sabarmati Jail and Bareilly Jail to Prayagraj`s Naini Jail.Earlier, Ashraf was shifted to Bareilly jail whereas Atiq was being dropped at Gujarat’s Sabarmati jail. Ashraf together with Atiq Ahmed have been held responsible within the Umesh Pal kidnapping case by Uttar Pradesh`s Prayagraj MP-MLA Court on March 28. The courtroom had additionally sentenced Atiq to rigorous life imprisonment within the abduction case of the now-deceased Umesh Pal.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on April 12 seized Rs 75 lakhs of Indian and international foreign money in addition to some paperwork pertaining to almost 200 financial institution accounts and 50 shell entities from the premises of jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his associates.The seizure adopted a large raid carried out by the ED sleuths at 15 places in Uttar Pradesh`s Prayagraj yesterday.
The case wherein Ahmed is going through trial is linked to the homicide of Pal and his two police safety guards who have been shot lifeless exterior his house in Prayagraj`s Dhoomanganj space on February 24 this yr.Uttar Pradesh Police had registered a First Information Report (FIR) on February 25 towards Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, his spouse Shaista Parveen, two sons, aides Guddu Muslim and Ghulam, and 9 others following a criticism lodged by Pal`s spouse.
Atiq Ahmed and his household got here below the scanner within the Umesh Pal homicide case.Umesh Pal, a key witness to the homicide of Bahujan Samaj Party chief Raju Pal and one in all his two armed safety escorts was shot lifeless in Prayagraj`s Sulem Saray space on February 24. Several rounds have been fired and bombs have been hurled at Umesh and his gunners.Â
