Umesh Pal case: Assailants used code names to avoid detection, say police
Hindustan TimesGangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, his kin and other assailants accused in the murder of lawyer Umesh Pal and his two police guards on February 24 used code names while communicating with one another in a bid to avoid detection before the crime was committed, said police on the basis of their ongoing probe into the incident. Police officials said the interrogation of the accused taken on remand and the investigation revealed that code names were used by Atiq and others involved in the February 24 crime. It was found out during the probe that Atiq and his brother Ashraf were given code names of “Bade Miyan” and “Chhote Miyan” respectively. Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen, also an accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, was earlier called “Godmother” but the codename was later changed to “Sai Baba” for unknown reasons, the police probe revealed.