The Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), on Wednesday and Thursday, used bulldozers to demolish properties of Safdar Ali and Khalid Zafar, two shut aides of UP mafia don Atiq Ahmed, presently in Sabarmati jail of Ahmedabad.
This was a part of a serious crackdown following the February 24 killing of Umesh Pal, a key witness in BSP MLA Raju Pal’s homicide case. UP Police has introduced a bounty of Rs 50,000 for the arrest of Atiq Ahmed’s son, who alongside together with his mom, has gone underground.
Police says, Atiq Ahmed’s son and three others have been concerned within the broad daylight killing of Umesh Pal. Police and PDA have recognized at the least 20 individuals, mentioned to be near Atiq Ahmed and his gang, whose properties have been listed for demolition. These properties are in Chakiya, Teliyarganj, Dhumanganj, Salemsarai, Harwara, Jayantipur, Sadiapur, Mindera, Jhalwa and Atala of Prayagraj metropolis. One of the 4 accused, Arbaaz, was gunned down by police in an encounter on February 27.
On Wednesday, in Chakiya locality of Prayagraj, the unlawful constructions at Zafar Ahmed’s home have been razed with the assistance of bulldozers. Aitq Ahmed’s spouse Shaista Parveen was staying on this home together with her two sons. She had taken this home belonging to Zafar Ahmed on hire. Police officers allege that this was the home, the place the plot to kill Umesh Pal was hatched, and Shaista Parveen met the killers. The constructing constructed on 200 sq. metre space prices between Rs 2.5 crore and Rs 3 crore. Before demolition, police, throughout search, discovered two rifles and swords. Utmost care was taken to demolish the home as a result of it was in a congested locality.
Last 12 months, Atiq Ahmed’s home was razed to the bottom. Zafar Ahmed, who’s near Atiq Ahmed, hails from Banda, UP. He had purchased this home two years in the past. The day Umesh Pal was gunned down, Shaista Parveen held a press convention and claimed that she had no position within the homicide, however after her title was talked about in police FIR, she went underground. While fleeing, she left her training paperwork, her kids’s start certificates and driving licences in the home. Zafar Ahmed’s lawyer Khan Saulat Hanif alleged that the demolition was unlawful and it was not a benami property. Hanif alleged that no discover was issued by PDA previous to demolition.
Some different associates of Atiq Ahmed, like Guddu Muslim, Nafeez, Armaan, Sadaqat and Ghulam may additionally face demolition motion. The car used for gunning down Umesh Pal belonged to a girl named Rukhsana. Her home may additionally be demolished. Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad used to remain in Universal Apartments of Lucknow. He alongside together with his affiliate had come to this flat on February 24 (the day Umesh Pal was killed), and since then, they’ve all gone underground. Special Task Force of UP police has despatched groups to completely different locations to nab the accused. Asad’s flat has been sealed by police and his two luxurious vehicles have been seized.
On Wednesday, within the UP meeting, chief minister Yogi Adityanath lambasted the Samajwadi Party for, what he mentioned, introducing ‘one district, one mafia’, not like BJP authorities’s ‘one district, one product’ coverage. Yogi mentioned, “Akhilesh Yadav (SP chief) tries to find out the caste of criminals and victims in every case. I want to ask, to which castes did Raju Pal and Umesh Pal belonged? There is a photograph of one of the accused shaking hands with Akhilesh Yadav. Instead of clarifying, Akhilesh is trying to beat around the bush.” Akhilesh Yadav, who had gone to Tamil Nadu, later tweeted: “Those who pardon themselves in cases by giving ‘maafi’, should not talk about mafia”.
Yogi Adityanath is correct. Even at this time, castes of criminals and victims in UP are taken be aware of. For many years, mafia leaders and gangsters in UP bought political safety due to their castes and communities. Political events took the assistance of mafia leaders to garner help from sure castes and communities. Later gangsters grew to become politicians and contested elections to develop into MPs and MLAs.
Over the years, these mafia dons wielded large clout in UP politics. Nobody had the braveness to cease them from committing crimes which included land grabbing, extortion and murders. In the final six years, Yogi Adityanath modified this pattern. Because of his zero-tolerance coverage in direction of criminals, police officers gained confidence and braveness. Earlier, policemen used to worry mafia dons, however now gangsters tremble on the sight of UP police.
On Wednesday, Atiq Ahmed, from Sabarmati jail, filed a petition earlier than Supreme Court, looking for safety for his life. In his petition, he claimed that there’s a “genuine and perceptible threat” to his life and his members of the family. In his petition, he alleged that his two minor sons have been taken into “illegal custody” by police and stored in an undisclosed location. Atiq has sought a route from the apex courtroom restraining UP police from taking him from Sabarmati central jail to Prayagraj or some other a part of Uttar Pradesh. The petition says, “Petitioner genuinely apprehends and believes that he may be killed in a fake encounter on one pretext or the other by UP police”.
Questions are actually being raised about encounters. But bear in mind the darkish days when mafia dons dominated the roost in UP. It is true that harmless folks should not develop into victims, however it’s also true that had not bulldozers been used to strike worry among the many mafia dons, the general regulation and order scenario couldn’t have improved.
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