Prayagraj (UP), Feb 24 (PTI) Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the 2005 Raju Pal murder case, was shot dead Friday evening at his residence here, police said.
Prayagraj Police Commissioner Ramit Sharma told reporters that Umesh Pal was attacked with crude bombs and shot outside his house this evening. Two of his gunners too were injured in the attack.
Umesh was the prime witness of the 2005 murder of Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal. The main accused in the Raju Pal murder is mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, who is currently lodged in a Gujarat Jail.
A severely injured Umesh Pal was rushed to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital where he succumbed during treatment, police said.
The condition of one of the gunners injured in the attack remains critical while the other gunner is being operated upon by doctors, police said.
Sharma said that efforts are being made to identify the attackers on the basis of CCTV footage of the area.
A case was registered at the Dhoomanganj Police Station on the complaint of the family members of the victim. PTI RAJ CDN VN VN
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