Umesh Pal Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Umesh Pal

• In 2023, Umesh Pal, an Indian lawyer and politician, tragically lost his life after being shot in UP.

• Umesh Pal played a crucial role as a witness in the murder case involving Raju Pal, who was a candidate from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Raju’s victory over Ashraf, also known as Khalid Azim, the younger brother of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, in the 2004 by-election in UP sparked a political rivalry between them. On January 25, 2005, while Raju was returning home from Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital in Allahabad, his Qualis car was overtaken by another vehicle. A group of armed men emerged from the car and launched an attack on Raju, resulting in his death. Sandeep Yadav and Devi Lal, two other individuals, were also shot during the incident. Atiq Ahmed was accused of being the mastermind behind this murder.

• In April 2019, Umesh Pal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel. However, eight months before the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, he switched to the Samajwadi Party (SP). Umesh allegedly tried to obtain a ticket from the SP to run for the Phaphamau constituency by donating Rs. 20 lacs to the party fund, but his request was denied. Some sources claim that he even gave Rs. 5 crores to an SP leader who then instructed him to contest the elections from the Koraon constituency, which is reserved for the Scheduled Castes, instead of Phaphamau. In order to do so, a forged Dhangar caste certificate was created for Umesh under the name of Krishna Kumar Dhangar. After failing to secure a ticket from the Samajwadi Party, Umesh left and rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party prior to the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.

• Umesh Pal, the crucial witness in the Raju Pal murder case, was kidnapped and intimidated by Atiq Ahmed’s henchmen on 28th February 2006, with the intention of preventing his testimony in court. As a result, Umesh took action and lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against Atiq and Ashraf at Dhoomanganj Police Station in Allahabad (now known as Prayagraj).

• On February 24, 2023, Umesh Pal was fatally shot outside his residence in Dhoomanganj’s Sulem Sarai area. He was exiting a Hyundai Creta SUV accompanied by two police bodyguards when individuals associated with Atiq Ahmed allegedly attacked them. The assailants threw crude bombs and fired shots at Umesh Pal and the two guards. Following Umesh’s murder, his wife Jaya Pal filed a First Information Report (FIR) against 27 individuals, including Atiq Ahmad, his wife Shaista Parveen, his two sons, his brother Khalid Azeem aka Ashraf, and others. They have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Explosive Substances Act, and Criminal Law Amendment Act, including rioting, armed rioting, unlawful assembly, murder, attempted murder, criminal intimidation, and criminal conspiracy. [1]

• Atiq Ahmed, who was imprisoned in Gujarat, was transported to Prayagraj by the UP Police on 27 March 2023 for the hearing of the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case. On 28 March 2023, a Special MP/MLA court in Prayagraj declared Atiq Ahmed, Saulat Hanif (a lawyer), and Dinesh Pasi guilty of kidnapping. The verdict was delivered by Judge Dinesh Chandra Shukla under Indian Penal Code section 364-A, which pertains to kidnapping or abduction with the intention to commit murder. In the case, Atiq Ahmed’s brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf and seven others were acquitted by the court. However, seven others, including Atiq Ahmed’s brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf, were acquitted in the case. Atiq Ahmed was brought from a Gujarat prison to Prayagraj by the Uttar Pradesh police on 27 March 2023 after a 24-hour journey. [2]NDTV