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An accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, Vijay alias Usman Chowdhary, was killed in a police encounter early on Monday in Prayagraj’s Kaundhiyara. Usman Chowdhary is said to be the the first to fire in the An encounter broke out between the police and the accused Vijay alias Usman in the Kaundhiyara police station area, said Ramit Sharma, Commissioner of Police, Prayagraj. Arbaz, another accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, was killed in an encounter with police last Monday, following Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s statement in the UP Assembly that mafia “ko One of the accused in Umesh Pal murder case, shot dead in an encounter with the police in Uttar Pradesh Umesh Pal, the key witness in the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, and his police security guard Sandeep Nishad were shot dead on February 24 outside his home in the Dhoomanganj area of Prayagraj. A second police constable, deployed in the security of Umesh Pal and was injured in the shooutout, succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, March 1. Reacting to Usman death in the encounter, UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said police and STF have been deployed to keep situation under control, adding that investigation is underway. “Police shot the accused and are investigating. Everyone involved will get punished by the law," Pathak said. The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday had announced a reward of Rs 2.5 lakh each for giving information about the five people, including gangster and former MP Atiq Ahmad’s son...

Prayagraj: Shanti Devi, mother of lawyer Umesh Pal who was killed in February, on Thursday thanked Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and expressed her full faith in the Uttar Pradesh government, for giving "justice" after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's son was shot dead in a police encounter. "I thank CM Yogi ji for serving justice and I appeal to him to give us justice ahead also. We have full faith in CM," said Shanti Devi, mother of Umesh Pal, the advocate who was killed in Prayagraj earlier this year. "This is a tribute to my son. I thank the Chief Minister and the police department which discharged their duties," Shanti Devi told reporters in Prayagraj. Asad along with his associate Ghulam, both of whom were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, were shot dead in an encounter with Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in Jhansi today. Jaya Devi, Umesh Pal's wife also thanked the chief minister. "I thank the Chief Minister who took such a decision. He gave punishment to the killers of his daughter's husband. It is justice. I expect that the Chief Minister will do good whatever he does. I express my gratitude to the Chief Minister who is like a fatherly figure," she said. Both Asad and Ghulam carried rewards of Rupees five lakhs each on their heads. The police said that foreign-made weapons were recovered from the duo. "Asad, son of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and Ghulam S/o Maksudan, both wanted in Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj and carrying a ...

By Samarth Srivastava: A new CCTV video of Umesh Pal, the key witness in the BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, has emerged from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. In the video, Umesh Pal can be seen fighting Asad, who fires shots at him. Asad is seen attempting to shoot Umesh Pal in the head, while both are engaged in a physical scuffle inside a narrow lane. A girl, as seen in the CCTV video, comes to the site upon hearing gunshots. She, however, returns and informs Umesh's family of the incident. The assailant, Asad, is seen tucking a pistol to his waist, while gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's aide, Guddu Muslim, hurls a bomb at gunner Raghvendra.

A banner with the images of Atiq Ahmed (with moustache), prime suspect in Umesh Pal murder, seen during the demolition of an associate’s house in Prayagraj Wednesday. While the authorities say they are targeting illegal structures, the demolition is seen as part of a crackdown against Ahmed and associates | ANI Prayagraj: From a former MP who is said to face 100 cases in Uttar Pradesh, to a suspected “bomb specialist” believed to strike terror in the residents of the Prayagraj locality where he lived. These are among the 10 people booked in the 24 February killing of Umesh Pal, the key witness in the 2005 murder of UP MLA Raju Pal. While three are unknown, 7 have been identified. Five of these are alleged to be on the run, and two — including former MP Atiq Ahmed, also the prime suspect in the case — are currently in jail. Umesh Pal was allegedly at the receiving end of an extortion bid by Atiq and his associates. Atiq Ahmed Currently lodged in Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati jail, Atiq Ahmed is a gangster-turned-politician. The former MP has around 100 cases registered against him, said an Uttar Pradesh Police officer. Ahmed, police say, entered the world of crime when he was all of 17. The first case against him was for alleged murder, a police officer said. Born in Prayagraj, Ahmed is the son of a tonga driver, Haji Feroz, and was raised in a family of limited means. He is said to have failed his Class 10, and police sources said his ambition to become wealthy led hi...