Asad, accomplices met Ashraf in jail to finalise plot to murder Umesh Pal: UP police

Express News Service

LUCKNOW: Around a fortnight ahead of the grotesque killing of lawyer Umesh Pal and his two police guards, the alleged assailants, along with gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad Ahmed and his accomplices, had met uncle Ashraf in Bareilly jail. A video of the meeting went viral on social media platforms on Monday.

In the over two-minute video, shot on February 11, 2023, 9 people, along with Asad Ahmed, Mohd Ghulam, Guddu Muslim, Vijay Chaudhary alias Usman, Sadakat Khan and others are seen coming into Bareilly jail collectively on a single ID with jail employees allowing them passage.

Sources said all of the contingent of Umesh Pal’s alleged killers remained with Ashraf on the jail premises for spherical three hours on February 11 to current the last word touches to the conspiracy already hatched to eliminate Umesh Pal — a key witness inside the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case.

Police sources claimed that ahead of meeting Ashraf contained within the jail, the assailants had carried out quite a lot of rounds of discussions by way of chats and group video calls to plan the shootout which occurred on February 24.

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“They found it significant to have one physical meeting with the planner Ashraf before executing the crime. After meeting with Ashraf and getting his green signal, the shooters conducted a recce of Pal’s daily routine,” said a highly-placed provide who added that in case of the failure of first plan they’d a backup plan capable of eliminate Umesh Pal.

Police sources moreover claimed that the shooters had made unsuccessful makes an try to give attention to Umesh Pal from February 21-23 moreover sooner than succeeding lastly on February 24.

Notably, after the investigation into the alleged meeting between Ashraf and his nephew who was accompanied by his accomplices, seven police personnel along with Bareilly jail’s Jailor, Deputy Jailor and 5 warders have been suspended for allowing illegal passage to the shooters to satisfy Ashraf.

One of the warders and an accomplice of Ashraf have been arrested as correctly on March 13, 2023. Moreover, there was a suggestion for departmental movement in opposition to Bareilly senior superintendent Rajiv Kumar Shukla, who was later suspended. The names of jailor Rajeev Mishra and Deputy Jailor Krishna Murari Gupta have been moreover actually useful for departmental movement.

LUCKNOW: Around a fortnight ahead of the grotesque killing of lawyer Umesh Pal and his two police guards, the alleged assailants, along with gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad Ahmed and his accomplices, had met uncle Ashraf in Bareilly jail. A video of the meeting went viral on social media platforms on Monday.

In the over two-minute video, shot on February 11, 2023, 9 people, along with Asad Ahmed, Mohd Ghulam, Guddu Muslim, Vijay Chaudhary alias Usman, Sadakat Khan and others are seen coming into Bareilly jail collectively on a single ID with jail employees allowing them passage.

Sources said all of the contingent of Umesh Pal’s alleged killers remained with Ashraf on the jail premises for spherical three hours on February 11 to current the last word touches to the conspiracy already hatched to eliminate Umesh Pal — a key witness inside the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Police sources claimed that ahead of meeting Ashraf contained within the jail, the assailants had carried out quite a lot of rounds of discussions by way of chats and group video calls to plan the shootout which occurred on February 24.

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“They found it significant to have one physical meeting with the planner Ashraf before executing the crime. After meeting with Ashraf and getting his green signal, the shooters conducted a recce of Pal’s daily routine,” said a highly-placed provide who added that in case of the failure of first plan they’d a backup plan capable of eliminate Umesh Pal.

Police sources moreover claimed that the shooters had made unsuccessful makes an try to give attention to Umesh Pal from February 21-23 moreover sooner than succeeding lastly on February 24.

Notably, after the investigation into the alleged meeting between Ashraf and his nephew who was accompanied by his accomplices, seven police personnel along with Bareilly jail’s Jailor, Deputy Jailor and 5 warders have been suspended for allowing illegal passage to the shooters to satisfy Ashraf.

One of the warders and an accomplice of Ashraf have been arrested as correctly on March 13, 2023. Moreover, there was a suggestion for departmental movement in opposition to Bareilly senior superintendent Rajiv Kumar Shukla, who was later suspended. The names of jailor Rajeev Mishra and Deputy Jailor Krishna Murari Gupta have been moreover actually useful for departmental movement.