Akhlaq Ahmad, a government doctor posted at the Abdullapur Community Health Centre provided shelter and money to the killers of Umesh Pal after the murder :Prayagraj Police
Atiq Ahmed stepped out of Sabarmati central jail and expressed fear that he might be murdered. He apparently mentioned in front of jail officials, police and media, “Hatya, hatya (murder, murder)
The police have also conducted a raid at the office of jailed former MP Atiq Ahmed, an accused in the case, in the Karbala area and claimed to have seized cash, arms and ammunition
After gunning down the first accused Arbaz who drove the SUV, the Special Operation Group of UP Police have gunned down Vijay alias Usman who was the first to open fire at Umesh Pal
Umesh Pal, key witness in the 2005 murder of BSP leader Raju Pal, was killed in broad daylight by assailants that include jailed SP leader Atiq Ahmed's son Asad Ahmed and aides