Preparation to bring gangster Atiq from Gujarat to UP: UP STF reached Ahmedabad, talked on WhatsApp from here before killing Umesh
Preparation to bring gangster Atiq from Gujarat to UP: UP STF reached Ahmedabad, talked on WhatsApp from here before killing Umesh
Preparations are on to bring gangster Atiq Ahmed from Gujarat jail to Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Police has reached Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Jail on Sunday. According to sources, Atiq has to appear in the Prayagraj court in the case of extortion and rioting. For this the UP police has reached Ahmedabad.
Atiq’s name is also involved in the murder of Umesh Pal. In this case also he can be arrested. After questioning, Atik can be brought to Uttar Pradesh on transfer warrant.
Atiq was shifted to Sabarmati Jail in June 2019. The Supreme Court had on 22 April 2019 ordered that Atiq be shifted from Deoria Jail to a high security jail in Gujarat. Atiq was accused of conspiring to kidnap and assault real estate businessman Mohit Jaiswal.
According to sources, UP STF may soon leave for Prayagraj with Atiq from Sabarmati Jail.
There was an encounter between Atiq’s close history-sheeter Jarrar Ahmed and the police in Kanpur. Jarrar was shot in the leg. He has been arrested.
One month after Umesh murder case, still five accused absconding
Umesh Pal was murdered in Prayag Raj on the evening of 24 February. Asad, son of Atiq, the most wanted of the gang among the accused, and his sharp shooter are still out of reach of the police. These people killed Umesh Pal with bullets and bombs as soon as he got down from the car after opening the gate.
Umesh and his two gunners were also killed in the attack. The entire incident was captured in CCTV. Umesh was the prime witness in the former MLA Raju Pal murder case. Umesh Pal’s wife Jaya Pal along with Atiq Ahmed filed a case against Ashraf, wife Shaista Parveen, his two sons and others.
Security agencies have received information that the shooters involved in the Umesh Pal murder case have fled to Bangladesh. After which now the team engaged in arresting the accused has started monitoring the phone calls coming from the Gulf country.
It is also reported that the shooters of Atiq Ahmed are communicating with each other through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Now the investigating agencies have become more alert. It has also started cracking down on those who run telephone exchanges illegally for calling VoIP in Gulf countries.
