Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh:

In the Umesh Pal murder case, police got a nod to attach the properties of six accused, who are on the run, including dead gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen.

The Dhumanganj Police police got permission from the Prayagraj district court for the attachment action. Police will attach the properties of accused Shaista Parveen, Ashraf’s wife Zainab, Guddu Muslim along with Sabir, Armaan, and Ayesha Noori.

The police sought permission from the court to take action against the accused under Section 83 (Attachment of property of person who is on the run) of the CrPC, an official said.

Prayagraj police earlier issued lookout notices against Shaista Parveen, and his close aides, Guddu Muslim and Sabir.

According to officials, Uttar Pradesh Police has already declared a bounty of Rs 50,000 on Shaista Parveen.

Despite efforts, the police are not able to trace the accused. Authorities had earlier issued lookout notices against them.

According to the police, search operations are still underway in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and nearby localities.

Umesh Pal, a key witness to the 2005 murder of the then BSP MLA Raju Pal, was killed on February 24 in firing by one of Atiq’s sons and henchmen in Prayagraj. Pal’s two police guards were also killed on that day.

Gangster Atiq Ahmed was the main accused in the murder of Umesh Pal.

On April 15, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead by assailants while the duo were interacting with the media.

Atiq’s son Azad Ahmed was also killed in an encounter with the STF on April 13, Shaista has been on the run ever since.

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Prayagraj:

Gangster Atiq Ahmed’s minor sons Ahzam and Aban were released from a juvenile home in Rajrooppur and handed over to their aunt Parveen Ahmed Qureshi here on Monday. According to the district probation office, Atiq Ahmed’s sister, who lives in Hatwa village, had taken the responsibility of raising her two nephews and submitted an application to hand them over to her.

Following the killing of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal, in Prayagraj’s Dhoomanganj area on February 24 this year, the police put the two sons of Atiq Ahmed in a juvenile home.

Following this, the court of chief judicial magistrate sought a report from the Dhumanganj police in the matter, the district probation office said.

The Dhoomanganj police, in its report, stated that after Umesh Pal’s murder, Atiq Ahmed’s entire family had absconded and both the children were found abandoned in Chakia. Keeping their security in mind, both of the boys were put in the children’s home, it said.

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed (60) and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction on the night of April 15 while police personnel were escorting them to a medical college in Prayagraj for a checkup.

Following the Killing of Umesh Pal, police registered against Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf, their family members, and others based on the complaint of Pal’s wife. Atiq Ahmed was also an accused in the 2005 Raju Pal murder case.

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