Prayagraj. There is news of Guddu Muslim, who was involved in the murder of lawyer Umesh Pal at the alleged behest of mafia don Atiq Ahmed in Prayagraj, UP, absconding to Dubai. UP Police has placed a reward of Rs 5 lakh on Guddu Muslim. According to media reports, Guddu Muslim boarded a flight from Kolkata on 6 December 2024 with a passport in a fake name and fled to Dubai. Central intelligence agencies have given information about Guddu Muslim’s absconding from Etihad Airlines flight to UP Police. It is being told that Guddu absconded in the name of Muslim Syed Wasimuddin. UP Police had also issued a lookout notice for Guddu Muslim. Now Dubai Police can be contacted in this matter.
CCTV picture of Umesh Pal’s murder.
Many such cases have come to light in the past too, when criminals escaped to Dubai and were arrested from there and brought to India. At the time of Umesh Pal’s murder, Guddu Muslim was continuously carrying out bombings. He reached outside Umesh Pal’s house sitting on a bike. Advocate Umesh Pal was murdered on 24 February 2023 in Dhumanganj area of Prayagraj. Umesh Pal’s government gunner was also killed in that attack. One of Umesh Pal’s gunners was hit by a bomb thrown by Guddu Muslim. Since then Guddu Muslim was absconding. STF had also arrested the brother-in-law of mafia don Atiq Ahmed for giving him shelter.
According to UP STF chief Amitabh Yash, Guddu Muslim is an expert in bomb making. He makes bombs even while sitting on a bike. He had accompanied Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad in the Umesh Pal murder case. An accused in Asad and Umesh Pal murder case was killed by UP STF in an encounter in Jhansi. At the same time, Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen, Atiq’s younger brother Ashraf’s wife Zainab Fatima and Atiq’s sister Ayesha Noori are also absconding in the Umesh Pal murder case. There are rewards for all of these. Atiq Ahmed, accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, and his brother Ashraf were murdered by 3 youths in Prayagraj on the evening of 15 April 2023. At that time, Atiq Ahmed was going to say something to the media about Guddu Muslim, but before he could tell the whole story, Atiq and Ashraf were murdered.
