Atiq Ahmed

Despite the fact that CCTV footage of Umesh Pal's murder clearly showed Usman alias Vijay Kumar taking the first shot at Umesh Pal, his wife has denied his involvement in the murder

Usman Chowdhary alias Vijay Kumar was a member of the Atiq Ahmed gang and was the first to fire a shot at Pal.

Rajdeep Sardesai discussed his encounter with the mafia while taking part in the Netanagari show of The LallanTop.

Guddu Muslim was one of the accused, who threw crude bombs during the Umesh Pal shootout on Friday last week.

The building that was demolished was in the Chakia area of the Dhumanganj police station and belonged to a gun store owner, Safdar Ali, who is allegedly close to mafia politician Atiq Ahmed.

Reports mention that the list of suspects in the case was sent to Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) which gathered details of the unauthorised and illegally constructed buildings and residential properties belonging to the accused.

Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP leader Raju Pal, was killed on Friday, February 24.

It is reported Arbaaz, accused in Umesh Pal murder case, opened fire at police and in retaliatory firing by police, he was shot at.

Mayawati said that former SP leader Atiq Ahmed, whose wife is in BSP, will be expelled if found guilty in Umesh Pal murder.

Among the four assailants were mafia and former MP Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad Ahmed, Atiq Ahmed’s close aide Guddu Muslim, Arman, and Mohammed Ghulam.