PRAYAGRAJ: The Dhumanganj police have included slain Mafia-politician Atiq Ahmad’s alleged financer and relative Khalid Zafar’s identify in the FIR lodged in reference to Umesh Pal’s murder following investigations. Apart from Khalid, police have additionally included names of an eatery proprietor and his kin. A complete of 29 names have been included in the case thus far. Some performed energetic function in the sensational murder whereas others supplied shelter.
Some others supplied monetary help to the assailants and made preparations for firearms.
Police officers mentioned that investigations revealed names of all accused which included girls and minors too.
Police arrested a number of of the accused on the premise of proof and statements of different accused.
Apart from Atiq’s spouse Shaista Parveen, all his sons have been named in the FIR lodged by Umesh Pal’s spouse Jaya Pal. Nevertheless, as a substitute of their names, solely ‘Atiq’s son and different sons’ was talked about in the FIR. By way of CCTV footages, Atiq’s son Asad was recognized as one of many assailants who got here out of the automotive and fired photographs on Umesh Pal whereas he was escaping. Following additional investigations in the case, police included names of Atiq’s different sons Umar, Ali and two others who’re minors and are lodged in a Little one Shelter Dwelling. Nevertheless, their remand continues to be to be made in the case, as per officers.
In the meantime, police have now included the identify of Atiq’s relative and financer Khalid Zafar. Khalid was named in a case of extortion earlier than Umesh Pal’s murder. Police officers mentioned that he was on the run and needed in each circumstances.
Proprietor of an eatery in Civil Traces Mohd Nafees and his relative Rukhsar are additionally on the run. The automotive in which the assailants arrived to murder Umesh Pal belonged to Nafees which he claimed to have offered to his relative Rukhsar a number of months earlier than the incident, officers added.
The 29 folks made accused in the case embrace Atiq Ahmad, Ashraf, Shaista Parveen, Guddu Muslim, Ghulam, Asad, Sadaqat Khan, Armaan, Arbaaz, Sabir, Vijay Chaudhary, Qais Ahmad, Rakesh Lala, Mohd Arshad, Niyaz Ahmad, Mohd Sajar, Shahrukh, legal professionals Khan Saulat Hanif and Vijay Mishra, Ayesha Noori, Zainab, Atiq’s sons Umar, Ali and two minor sons, Khalid Zafar, Nafees and Rukhsar.
Asad, Ghulam, Arbaaz and Vijay Chaudhary have been killed in encounter with police whereas Atiq and his brother Ashraf have been shot useless whereas in police custody. Atiq’s spouse Shaista Parveen, Ashraf’s spouse Zainab, Atiq’s sister Ayesha Noori and assailants Guddu Muslim, Sabir and Armaan, Khalid Zafar, Nafees and Rukhsar are on the run. Different accused have been despatched to jail and charge-sheet has been submitted towards them.