Prayagraj: Family of Umesh Pal welcomed Tuesday's court verdict, which handed life term to the mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed in the advocate's kidnapping.
However, Umesh Pal's mother said that she has faith in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the court and said that Atiq Ahmed should be given a death sentence in her son's murder case. "He (Atiq Ahmed) was sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping my son but he should be given a death sentence for the murder of my son. I have faith in UP CM Yogi Adityanath," Shanti Devi said after the court delivered its verdict.
"My son fought like a tiger. His case was almost over. He was hopeful that the verdict would be in his favour and Atiq would be punished. Atiq got my son killed. It has been 18 years since my son was kidnapped. He was a fighter. I have faith in the court," she told reporters here. "Atiq is an old criminal. He can do anything with the power of money," she added.
Umesh Pal's widow Jaya Devi said that till the time that Atiq and his brother lives, her family will face problems. "It was a case of kidnapping. We won't protest against the judgment. We are satisfied with the judgement as of now. Atiq Ahmed should be given a death sentence for killing my husband. We want justice and I request UP chief minster Yogi Adityanath to help us. If he( Atiq Ahmed) and his brother survives, it will be a problem for us and the society," Jaya Devi said.
She expressed her apprehension that Atiq Ahmed could trouble her family from inside the jail and urged the Chief Minister to intervene.
A Prayagraj MP-MLA court, which today held the five-time MLA guilty and two others in the abduction case, however, acquitted seven others including the mafia turned politician's brother Ashraf.
