One of the main accused in the Umesh Pal murder, Guddu Muslim, is believed to be hiding in Maharashtra's Nashik. This comes after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range during a media interaction.
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) has found out where Guddu Muslim may be, and it is likely that he’ll be arrested soon. Uttar Pradesh Police in March, announced a bounty of Rs 5 lakh against him. It is believed that Guddu is hiding somewhere in Nashik, due to which the police STF are conducting raids at different locations.
The UPSTF is working with Maharashtra police to locate the accused and they are also trying to figure out who had been helping him hide so that the person can be questioned and charged for helping Guddu.
UP police along with the Nashik police have been conducting raids within Nashik city and the nearby areas in search of Guddu since last night.
It is believed that Guddu has changed his location several times, he travelled to West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat as well as Delhi, the STF has been continuously following him.
Guddu Muslim had worked with Atiq Ahmed before, and he was a property dealer.
Umesh Pal and one of his two armed security escorts were shot dead in Prayagraj's Sulem Saray area on February 24. Several rounds were fired and bombs were hurled at Umesh and his gunners. Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the 2005 murder of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal.
Guddu was one of the five key accused involved in the February 24 shootout incident in Prayagraj's Dhumanganj. He was also captured in the CCTV footage hurling bombs. The five accused are Asad, Arma, Gulam, Guddu Muslim, and Sabir, the police said.