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TopicUmesh Pal

Topic: Umesh Pal

Atiq Ahmed gets life for 2006 abduction — former MP’s 1st conviction in 130 cases over 44 years

Ahmed was convicted by Prayagraj MP/MLA court for 2006 abduction of Umesh Pal, a witness in BSP MLA Raju Pal’s 2005 murder. Umesh was murdered last month.

Atiq Ahmed to be shifted to Prayagraj for 2007 abduction case verdict, UP cops reach Gujarat jail

Abduction case is based on a complaint by Umesh Pal, a key witness in BSP MLA Raju Pal’s killing who was himself murdered in February this year. Ahmed is an accused in both cases.

Atiq Ahmed’s missing children in Rajrooppur child protection home, Prayagraj police tell court  

In a petition, jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s wife said her children had been ‘illegally detained’ on 24 Feb. She also filed a petition before Allahabad HC.  

Spent night at railway station — Prayagraj hostel boarders ‘locked out’ in BJP leader’s murder probe

Muslim Boarding House sealed after one boarder arrested in Umesh Pal murder case. Many residents say they left books & other belonging in their rooms & have exams starting Monday.

Why police think Atiq Ahmed went after Umesh Pal — ‘backstabbing’, property rivalry, court cases

Slain BJP leader Umesh Pal first came into crosshairs of gangster-turned-politician as witness in a 2005 ‘political’ murder case. Over time, tables turned, police say.

Fear in Prayagraj after Atiq Ahmed’s aides’ homes bulldozed. Police has list of 10 of his ‘supporters’

UP Police is scrutinising assets of those who 'supported & financed' murder-accused Atiq Ahmed. Residents of area worry about being targeted because of their proximity to his aides.

‘Chori aur seena zori’ — in UP assembly, war of words between Yogi & Akhilesh over Prayagraj murder

UP CM and SP chief started sparring when Akhilesh mentioned Friday’s daylight shooting of Umesh Pal, questioning state of law and order.

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It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

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