That is the tale of the generation when Triple M was once a large hit in the entire of Uttar Pradesh. Cash, muscle and mafia. Muscle manner energy. At the energy of those 3, many ‘honorable’ Bahubali emerged between 1990 and 2005. At the affect of cash and gear, he escaped cleanly within the largest case and in his position the vulnerable other folks needed to face the punishment. Below political force, the police intentionally performed such investigations in order that even the hair of those politicians may now not be plucked. At the foundation of the military of costly and reputed attorneys, the felony politicians attempted their absolute best to transparent their ties.
The yr was once 2005, the date was once January 25. An afternoon later, Republic Day was once to be celebrated all over the place the rustic. The streets of all the town had been coated with the tricolour. BSP MLA Raju Friend from the then Allahabad town seat had reached Rani Medical institution as Prayagraj at 3 pm. One in all his supporters had died, for which he had come to request the medical doctors that his postmortem will have to be performed quickly in order that the remaining rites may well be carried out. There have been two automobiles in his convoy. One Qualis and the opposite Safari. The Qualis himself was once being pushed via Raju Friend. His good friend’s spouse Rukhsana was once sitting subsequent to him. In reality, a pal he met at the means had requested Raju Friend to go away his spouse at house. He’s leaving someplace for some vital paintings. Except for this, Sandeep Yadav and Devi Lal had been sitting at the back of within the automotive.
Killers got here in movie taste and 18 bullets took their lives
Each the automobiles had reached Sulem Sarai GT Street in entrance of Amitdeep Motors. Sulem Sarai is a bit of outskirts. In the meantime, whilst overtaking his automotive, a automotive got here to a halt in the course of the street in a filmy taste and blocked the trail of Raju Friend. Sooner than somebody may perceive the rest, the individuals who were given down from the automobile began firing briefly. About 4 assailants opened fireplace at Raju Friend’s automotive and two shooters opened fireplace at the rear Scorpio. Raju Friend’s frame was once riddled with bullets. The shooters hit them with complete gusto. Hit in a crowded position. Killed in extensive sunlight. There was once chaos. Other people fell down seeking to save their lives. Other people began working within the streets. The shutters of the department stores began falling. A number of automobiles collided with each and every different whilst seeking to break out. Neighbors right away took Raju Friend and others to the health facility via loading them in tampons. The place the medical doctors declared him introduced lifeless. There have been 18 bullet marks on his frame. Devi Lal and Sandeep Yadav additionally died together with them. Whilst 3 other folks together with Ruskhana suffered critical accidents. Medical doctors stored his existence after laborious paintings.
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Arson and violence began in Prayagraj
At the moment the federal government was once of the Samajwadi Birthday party and Raju Friend was once the MLA of Bahujan Samajwadi Birthday party. There was once an earthquake within the town. The warmth of the homicide unfold all over the place UP. Arson and sabotage began in Prayagraj. Hundreds of supporters of the MLA took to the streets. They reached the health facility and attempted to dam Raju Friend’s frame on tips on how to Sulem Sarai intersection. The police needed to battle so much to get the frame again.
Atiq Ahmed was once surprised via the lack of his brother
Raju Friend was once married simply 9 days in the past. His spouse was once Pooja Friend. Pooja Friend lodged a homicide record in opposition to 9 other folks together with the then SP MP Atiq Ahmed, his more youthful brother Ashraf Ahmed on the police station Dhumanganj. Ateeq Ahmed was once referred to as Dabangg and Bahubali. Masses of his exploits had been uncovered. There was once no crime on the earth of Jarayam that Ateeq or his males had now not dedicated. Sooner than changing into an MP, Ateeq was once an MLA from this Allahabad West seat. When this seat fell vacant after changing into an MP, a by-election was once held right here in 2004. It was once occupied via Atiq Ahmed for 25 years. He sought after his sultanate to stay on this seat, so he fielded more youthful brother Ashraf Ahmed from right here. Ateeq was once assured that his brother would additionally simply win the seat he ruled, however this might now not occur. BSP fielded Raju Friend in entrance of SP candidate Ashraf and Raju Friend defeated him via 4000 votes in a tricky contest. Pissed off via the defeat, Atiq Ahmed began having animosity with Raju Friend since then. Now he began getting ready to settle Raju Friend.
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Raju didn’t get police coverage even after two assaults
In 2004, a yr prior to the January incident, there have been two makes an attempt to kill Raju Friend however he survived. His place of job and safari car had been bombed. Raju Friend complained to the police that he was once at risk of existence from the Ateeq Ahmed gang however the police acted negligently. Except for the 2 infantrymen, nobody else was once in his coverage. Eyewitnesses say that 20 to 22 other folks got here in about 4 automobiles within the Sulem Sarai incident. The shooters who got here with complete preparation began firing indiscriminately. Raju Friend, who was once shot within the chest, almost certainly died at the spot, because of which his Qualis waving hit the roadside sell off.
In 2019, except for Ateeq and Ashraf, the CBI made 8 extra other folks accused and filed the price sheet. In 2021, an accused died of corona virus in prison.
CBI chargesheet
CBCID provides blank chit to Atiq and Ashraf
Previous on 28 December 2004, Raju Friend’s safari car was once attacked wherein his gunner and a relative had been injured. One attacker was once additionally injured. After the homicide of Raju Friend, as soon as once more the Allahabad West seat become vacant. Within the by-elections held this time, the BSP made his spouse Raju Friend the candidate. In a wave of sympathy, Pooja Friend received with an enormous vote. In the meantime, after investigating the homicide, the police filed a price sheet wherein 11 other folks, together with Ateeq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed, had been named as accused. In December 2008, the UP govt passed over this homicide case to the CBCID. The CBCID filed 3 supplementary price sheets wherein the names of Ateeq and Ashraf had been dropped. It was once mentioned that they have got not anything to do with this homicide. It’s obtrusive that at the moment there was once a SP govt and Atiq Ahmed was once its MP. So it needed to occur.
Excellent Court docket orders CBI inquiry
In protest by contrast chargesheet, Pooja Friend went to the Excellent Court docket and demanded a re-investigation of all the case. In the meantime, in 2012, Pooja Friend was once as soon as once more elected MLA. The case went on for 4 years and in 2016 the Excellent Court docket ordered a CBI inquiry into the Raju Friend homicide. CBI staff began investigation. The entire officials who had given blank chit to Atiq and his brother via Prayagraj Police of their price sheet had been advised to not go away the town and pass anyplace.
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Atiq Ahmed despatched from Naini to Gujarat prison
In 2017, Umesh Friend, a witness to this homicide, pleaded within the court docket that he was once being threatened via the Atiq Ahmed gang. Friend informed that Ateeq’s males abducted him and compelled him to testify as consistent with their want. Failure to take action has threatened to chop them each. The CBI additionally wondered Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf in nice element. After investigation, CBI made 8 extra other folks accused in 2019 but even so Atiq and Ashraf and filed the price sheet. In 2021, an accused died of corona virus in prison. Atiq Ahmed was once despatched to a prison in Gujarat at the instructions of the Excellent Court docket. In reality, previous he was once lodged in Naini’s Central Prison. He was once accused that he was once working his gang from at the back of the bars. On the identical time, Ashraf Ahmed is lodged in Bareilly prison.
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3-time MLA Pooja Friend awaits justice
Pooja Friend additionally become an MLA via profitable the elections held in March 2022. This time he contested from Chail seat as SP candidate. In 2022, Atiq Ahmed carried out for bail, however the MP-MLA court docket in Prayagraj rejected the applying. The court docket mentioned that Atiq has 75 critical circumstances registered in opposition to him, so he can’t be stored out of prison. Nowadays 17 years have handed since Raju Friend homicide case however no choice has been taken. Pooja Friend has been preventing for justice for 17 years. To this point not one of the accused has been punished.
(Credit from YouTube channel of former IPS Rajesh Pandey, who was once incorporated within the founding participants of UP ATS)