Three Raju Pal murder case convicts shifted from Prayagraj Jail
Lucknow: To maintain effective jail management and internal security, the
Uttar Pradesh prison administration
and reforms department has transferred three inmates from Prayagraj District Jail to separate jails across the state.
The state govt, after due consideration and in line with provisions outlined in the Uttar Pradesh Jail Manual, 2022, sanctioned the transfers. Officials said the transfers were conducted solely on administrative grounds, a standard procedure often followed to decongest jails, prevent collusion among inmates, or address logistical concerns related to security and classification.
According to the order issued by joint secretary Shiv Gopal Singh, inmate Abid was moved to District Jail, Baghpat; Mohammad Javed alias Javid was transferred to District Jail, Aligarh; and Gul Hasan was shifted to District Jail, Agra.
The trio, along with four others, was found guilty of the 2005 murder of
BSP MLA Raju Pal
and serving life term in jail.
Raju Pal and his two associates, Devilal Pal and Sandeep Yadav, were peppered with bullets in Prayagraj in Jan 2005. The murder was the fallout of political rivalry that started when Raju Pal won the 2004 assembly bypoll from the Prayagraj West seat. His victory did not go down well with slain mafioso Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf.
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