A new video of the Prayagraj shootout has surfaced in which gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son is seen chasing Umesh Pal even inside the road. Umesh Pal, the main witness in the Raju Pal murder case, and his police security guards Sandeep Nishad and Raghavendra Singh were shot dead on February 24 outside their house in Dhumanganj, Prayagraj.
This latest 24-second video of Umesh Pal murder case is new evidence for the police which got captured in CCTV footage. Now the police is taking forward the investigation on the basis of this new video.
In the latest development, six personnel of Bareilly Central Jail, including the jailer and deputy jailer, were suspended for facilitating illegal meeting of visitors with gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s brother Ashraf in the jail, officials said. Those suspended include jailer Rajeev Kumar Mishra, his deputy Durgesh Pratap Singh, head jail warder Brijveer Singh and jail warders Manoj Gaur, Danish Mehndi and Dalpat Singh.
Atiq and Ashraf were recently booked in connection with the murder of Umesh Pal.
The Uttar Pradesh Police has also announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 for information leading to the arrest of Shaista Parveen, wife of Atiq Ahmed.