BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case: The convicted persons included Farhaan Ahmad, Abdul Kavi, Ranjeet Pal, Israr Ahmad, Javed, Gulhasan and Abid. A special CBI court in Lucknow on Friday convicted seven people in the killing of former Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal in 2005, a case in which murdered gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad was also an accused. The legal proceedings against Atiq Ahmad, his brother and prime accused Khalid Azim alias Ashraf, and Gulbul alias Rafiq were abated after their death, news agency PTI reported. The convicted persons included Farhaan Ahmad, Abdul Kavi, Ranjeet Pal, Israr Ahmad, Javed, Gulhasan and Abid.
Who was BSP MLA Raju Pal?
Raju Pal, a BSP leader from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, was gunned down on January 25, 2005, as a result of political rivalry with Atiq Ahmad’s brother Ashraf, whom he had defeated in the 2004 bypoll to the Prayagraj West seat. The BSP leader had lost the election to the seat to Atiq Ahmad in 2002 but when the latter vacated it after being elected to the Lok Sabha, Raju Pal defeated Ashraf in the bypoll.
