New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed jailed former MP and alleged gangster Atiq Ahmad’s plea searching for safety throughout his custody with Uttar Pradesh police within the Umesh Pal homicide case.
A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M Trivedi granted Ahmad liberty to method the Allahabad High Court for defense after he claimed his life is below risk whereas being within the custody of UP police.
It refused to document that the previous Samajwadi Party MP’s life is below risk regardless of vehement requests by Ahmad’s counsel. Since he’s in judicial custody, Uttar Pradesh state equipment will maintain his safety in case of risk to his life, the court docket mentioned.
“It is not a case where this court is going to interfere. Liberty granted to move appropriate application before the High Court. Whatever is the process prescribed under law will be followed,” the bench mentioned.
Ahmad’s counsel mentioned there’s severe risk to his life whereas in police custody within the Umesh Pal homicide case. “I am not shying away from any custody or police interrogation in the case but what I want is grant me protection as there is serious threat to my life,” he mentioned.
The bench, nonetheless, dismissed his plea. The prime court docket was listening to a plea of Ahmad searching for safety and claiming that he and his household have been falsely “roped in” as accused within the Umesh Pal homicide case in Prayagraj.
Umesh Pal, a key witness within the 2005 killing of then BSP MLA Raju Pal, and his two safety guards had been killed in a capturing on February 24.
