Bareilly: Uttar Pradesh`s mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed`s brother Ashraf Ahmed a convict within the Umesh Pal homicide case on Tuesday claimed that an officer revealed that he might be killed in two weeks.”I have been threatened by an officer that I`ll be taken out of jail in 2 weeks and will be killed,” stated Ashraf when he was delivered to Bareilly jail on Tuesday.
He additional stated that UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath understands his ache as faux instances had been additionally filed towards him.”Allegations leveled against me are fake. CM understands my pain as fake cases were also filed against him,” he added.
He additional claimed that the menace was given by a senior official whose identify could be divulged to the Chief Minister, Chief Justice of India, and in addition to the Chief Justice of Allahabad.
“This threat was given by a senior officer. I cannot tell his name, but if I am killed, then the closed envelope will reach the Chief Minister and Supreme Court Chief Justice and Allahabad Chief Justice, it will contain his name,” Ashraf stated.
Ashraf together with Atiq Ahmed was held responsible within the Umesh Pal kidnapping case by Uttar Pradesh`s Prayagraj MP-MLA Court on Tuesday which additionally sentenced Atiq to rigorous life imprisonment within the abduction case of now-deceased Umesh Pal.
Ashraf was shifted to Bareilly jail whereas Atiq is being delivered to Gujarat`s Sabarmati jail. This is the primary time that Atiq Ahmed, who has over 100 instances towards him during the last 43 years, has been convicted in a case.
The court docket additionally gave life sentences to Dinesh Pasi and Khan Saulat Hanif and in addition imposed a wonderful of Rs 5,000 on every of the three convicts. Seven different accused within the case, together with Ashraf, brother of Atiq Ahmed, have been acquitted.
Ahmed`s conviction comes after Umesh Pal, an advocate and a primary witness within the 2005 homicide case of BSP MLA Raju Pal, was shot useless in Prayagraj on February 24 this 12 months. Ahmed can also be the principle accused within the Umesh Pal homicide case. Apart from Umesh Pal, his two safety personnel had been additionally shot useless.
Ahmed, a former MP and MLA, was introduced by Uttar Pradesh Police from Ahmedabad`s Sabarmati Jail to Prayagraj`s Naini jail on Monday after an over 24-hour lengthy drive.
Shanti Devi, the mom of Umesh Pal, stated after the court docket`s verdict that Ahmed ought to have been given a demise sentence for “killing” her son.”He (Atiq Ahmed) was sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping my son but he should be given a death sentence for killing my son. I have faith in UP CM Yogi Adityanath and the judicial system,” she instructed reporters.
BSP MLA Raju Pal was murdered on January 25, 2005. Two others Devilal Pal and Sandeep Yadav had been additionally killed. Umesh Pal was kidnapped on February 28, 2006. He was allegedly kidnapped by Atiq Ahmed from a Land Cruiser car close to Phansi Imli of the Dhumanganj police station space.
He was “beaten up and electrocuted” and Atiq had “forced Umesh Pal to give a written statement in his favor on March 1, 2006, that he was not present at the scene and did not want to testify”.Umesh Pal filed a case of kidnapping at Dhumanganj police station in July 2007 after the formation of the BSP authorities in Uttar Pradesh that 12 months.
