Umesh Pal homicide: Atiq Ahmed ought to be killed in police encounter, says former BJP MP

By PTI

BALLIA: Former BJP MP Harinarayan Rajbhar on Thursday mentioned gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed ought to be introduced out of jail and killed in an encounter, including that the gates of heaven will open for the policeman who does so.

The provocative comment comes days after Ahmed’s two alleged aides, accused within the Umesh Pal homicide, have been killed in separate encounters with UP Police.

Police say they fired in retaliation, however the opposition Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party have expressed disquiet.

The police encounters adopted the gunning down of Umesh Pal, a key witness within the homicide of BSP MLA Raju Pal in 2005, and two police personnel in Prayagraj final month.

Police mentioned Ahmed, already lodged in a Gujarat jail in reference to one other case, was concerned in planning the assault.

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“Atiq Ahmed conspired the murder while in jail. Atiq Ahmed has killed hundreds of people and forcibly occupied the land of the poor,” Rajbhar, who was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Ghosi in Mau district, advised reporters.

“Atiq Ahmed fears being killed in an encounter. There should be an encounter of all the shooters involved in the Umesh Pal murder case. An encounter of Atiq Ahmed should be carried out after bringing him out of jail. The doors of heaven will open in the future for the officer who carries out Atiq’s encounter,” he mentioned.

Ahmed not too long ago moved the Supreme Court, saying he feared for his life.

In the petition, he expressed the apprehension that the Uttar Pradesh Police will search his remand in reference to the Umesh Pal homicide after which stage a pretend encounter whereas bringing him from Ahmedabad jail to Prayagraj.

Along with Ahmed, police have named his relations within the Umesh Pal case.

Rajbhar was additionally requested about SP common secretary Ram Gopal Yadav’s comment that Ahmed’s son might be killed in a pretend encounter within the coming days.

“Ram Gopal Yadav has given birth to these criminals while in government, taught them crime. He is still speaking in support of these criminals,” the BJP chief charged.

He mentioned the Mulayam Singh Yadav household “promotes such elements” and accused SP leaders of being “merchants of death.”

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Targeting Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, the BJP chief referred to as him an “accomplice of criminals” and mentioned he ought to be in jail.

He alleged that the SBSP chief and his sons are extorting cash from businessmen and medical doctors. “They are committing these crimes under police protection. If the government does not pay attention now, there is a possibility that more Prayagraj-like incidents will take place in the near future,” he mentioned.

The SBSP has stop its alliance with the SP and seems to be inching in the direction of the ruling BJP.

The provocative comment comes days after Ahmed’s two alleged aides, accused within the Umesh Pal homicide, have been killed in separate encounters with UP Police.

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