PRAYAGRAJ: The city police on Thursday stumbled upon 32-second CCTV footage of the sensational Dhoomanganj attack in which Umesh Pal, the key witness in the BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, can be seen grappling with an attacker, who later fires at him. Police claim that this assailant is mafia don Atiq Ahmed’s son Mohammad Asad.
A senior STF official preferring anonymity said, “Asad, son of jailed gangster Atiq Ahmed, is seen opening fire in the 32-second video footage that went viral on social media on Thursday. Asad, wanted in connection with Dhoomanganj shootout incident, is carrying Rs 5 lakh cash reward on his head.”
The video shows Umesh running towards a narrow passage towards his house and the assailant chasing and firing at him multiple times at point blank range. A girl is also spotted coming out of an open door in the narrow passageway and running towards the end of passage where the scuffle between Pal and the assailant was underway.
