New Delhi: Sharpshooter Abdul Kavi, who had been absconding for the previous 18 years after being named within the 2005 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal homicide case, has surrendered quietly within the Lucknow CBI court docket.
A CBI lawyer confirmed that Atiq`s affiliate Abdul Kavi had surrendered and was despatched to jail in 14-day judicial custody. Kavi carried a reward of Rs one lakh on his head.
Additional Director General (DG), Prayagraj zone, Bhanu Bhaskar, stated, “It has been a sustained investigation of over 35 days through which Kavi was chased throughout the nation by a number of groups. Succumbing to the stress, he surrendered.
No picture of the accused was accessible with any nationwide or state businesses. But the police tried and introduced it into the general public gentle. As many as 15 groups have been conducting searches in Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Raipur, Satna, Katni, Jabalpur, Prayagraj, Jalaun, Chitrakoot, Shravasti, Meerut, Saharanpur.”
The DG said that 19 family members of Kavi — including his brother, sister, brother-in-law and others — have been arrested while 28 arms licences of his kin and associates have been cancelled in the past month.
Earlier, CBI teams probing the Raju Pal case had compiled property records of the fugitive with the intention to attach his assets.
Senior police officials had also prepared a dossier on Kavi as he had four criminal cases –including two murders, one attempt to murder, and one Explosive Act case — pending against him.
In the first week of March, Kavi`s elder brother Abdul Qadir was arrested by Kaushambi police on the charges of keeping illegal firearms in his house.
During a raid at Kavi`s house at Bhakanda village under Saray Akil police station, Kaushambi police recovered a rifle, four country-made pistols, several live cartridges, and two knives hidden in the walls. Some crude bombs were also recovered.
An FIR was lodged against 11 persons, including five women, in this connection. Those named in the FIR included Abdul Kavi, his father Abdul Gani, Kavi`s wife Kaneez Fatima, brother Abdul Qadir and others.
