Umesh Pal murder case: Authorities today (March 2) began bulldozing the house of an aide of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, the second such action in two days.
Three bulldozers were deployed to demolish the two-storey building owned by Safdar Ali, an alleged arms trader linked to Ahmed. Ahmed, currently lodged in a Gujarat prison, has been booked in connection with the recent killing of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal.
Prayagraj Development Authority officials said the building being demolished in the Dhoomanganj police station area was built illegally.
More details are awaited.
(With agencies inputs)
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