Double murder: Allahabad high court rejects bail of Atiq Ahmad's brother

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has rejected the bail application of Mohd Ashraf, brother of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, in a double murder case of 2015, in Dhoomangaj area of Prayagraj district, reports Rajesh Kumar Pandey.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh observed, "The accused-applicant is the real brother of the dreaded criminal, gangster and bahubali, Atiq Ahmad, who has to his credit more than hundred cases registered for committing heinous offences."
The court in its order dated March 2 said, "Very recently, the accused-applicant has been named in anther heinous offence of the murder of Umesh Pal, the main witness in the murder of case of Raju Pal, a sitting MLA. Umesh Pal and two police security personnel were killed in broad-day light allegedly in a criminal conspiracy of the present accused-applicant and his brother near his house by firing multiple gunshots on Umesh Pal and his two security personnel.
In respect of the murder of the star witness and his two security officers, an FIR was registered on February 25, 2023 bearing case crime no.
0114 of 2023 under section 302 (murder) 120-B (conspiracy) of IPC, section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act at police station Dhoomanganj of Prayagraj against accused-applicant and other accused." In the present case, an FIR was filed on September 25, 2015. It was alleged that Mohd Abid was attacked by seven persons named in the FIR, as a result of which, two persons were killed. Names of Ashraf and 13 others came to light during probe.