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UP: Police announces reward of Rs 50K on Nafeesa

Police sources said that it was revealed that the SUV was used by Atiq's son Asad and his henchmen to carry out the murder in Sulem Sarai locality under Dhoomanganj police station.

Prayagraj: The Prayagraj Commissionerate police has announced a reward of Rs 50,000 on the arrest of Nafees Biryani, one of the accused in advocate Umesh Pal murder case, police sources said here on Sunday.

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Police sources said that the police were looking for Nafees after his name was added in the Umesh Pal murder case lodged at Dhoomanganj police station on February 24 after which Police Commissioner Ramit Sharma announced a reward of Rs 50,000 on his arrest on Saturday evening.

Police sources said that Nafees, who ran a Biryani restaurant, was a friend of Khalid Azim alias Ashraf, brother of slain mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed. “During investigation it was revealed that Nafees’ SUV was used in the murder of Umesh Pal and his two security personnel on February 24 this year. The SUV was recovered near Atiq’s house the next day of the murder on February 25,” they said.

Police sources said that it was revealed that the SUV was used by Atiq’s son Asad and his henchmen to carry out the murder in Sulem Sarai locality under Dhoomanganj police station.

It may be noted that a case was lodged against nine persons after murder of Umesh Pal, the main witness in Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal’s murder on January 25, 2005. The main accused included Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, wife Shaista Parvin, two sons, Guddu Muslim, Arman, Ghulam and Sabir.

Atiq and Ashraf were shot dead by three shooters while they were being taken to the Colvin hospital for medical checkup in police custody on April 15 night. The police had already announced a reward of Rs 50,000 of Atiq’s wife Shaista and Rs 5 lakh each on his son Asad, accomplices Guddu Muslim, Arman, Ghulam and Sabir.

Atiq’s son Asad was killed in an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) and police in Jhansi on April 13.

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