Weeks after the daylight murder of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the killing of BSP MLA Raju Pal, Uttar Pradesh Police doubled the amount of reward money for information leading to the arrest of five accused.
The accused include MP Atiq Ahmed's son Asad. The reward amount has been increased from ₹2.5 lakh to ₹5 lakh.
Umesh Pal and his police security guard Sandeep Nishad were shot dead outside his home in Prayagraj on 24 February 2023.
Based on a complaint lodged by Umesh Pal's wife Jaya Pal, a case was registered at Dhoomanganj police station against Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, wife Shaista Parveen, two sons, aides Guddu Muslim and Ghulam, and nine others.
Two men allegedly linked to Umesh Pal's murder -- Arbaaz and Vijay Chowdhary alias Usman -- were killed in encounters with the police on February 27 and March 6 respectively.
Atiq Ahmed is currently lodged in a Gujarat jail.
(With PTI inputs)
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