Sunil Pal, Mushtaq Khan abduction cases: UP Police announce reward of Rs 25,000 for information on main accused
Actor Mushtaq Khan and comedian Sunil Pal were allegedly abducted on November 20 and December 2, respectively, by the same gang in Uttar Pradesh.
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The mobile phone used in both cases and the car in which the celebrities were taken to Bijnor after being abducted have also been seized. (File)The Meerut police in Uttar Pradesh have announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for information on fugitive Lavi Pal, the main accused in the alleged abductions of actor Mushtaq Khan and comedian Sunil Pal on November 20 and December 2, respectively.
The development comes even as an undertrial in Meerut jail claimed that he too was abducted by the same gang from Meerut on October 1 last year and released in Bijnor a day later after he paid a ransom of Rs 10 lakh. The inmate claimed he had filed a complaint with the Meerut police after his release but no action was taken on it.
“We have received a letter from Vivek Saini, an inmate from the district jail. He has claimed the same gang kidnapped him. He identified the voice which he heard in the audio tape released by kidnappers after they abducted Sunil Pal. I have forwarded the letter to the Kotwali police station and directed them to give their report within three days. Saini has been jailed since last year for smuggling illicit liquor and extorting money by giving false promises of employment to people,” Ayush Vikram Singh, Superintendent of Police (SP), Meerut, said.
Saini has also attached his wife Aarti’s complaint to the Meerut police to support his claim that he was abducted, the police said.
Meanwhile, the police are conducting raids to nab Lavi Pal and four others. “Lavi Pal will face the Gangster Act after being arrested and his property will also be attached. Investigation is underway to find out how he got the money to purchase a new Scorpio car (worth Rs 15-19 lakh) when there is no known source of income,” Vipin Tada, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Meerut, said.
Sources said that Lavi Pal has reportedly moved an application for anticipatory bail in the Allahabad High Court and the police are trying to ascertain who his lawyers are.
Five members of the gang have been arrested so far – Arjun Karnwal, former councillor Sarthak Chaudhary, Azim, Sabiuddin and Shashank. Karnwal was hit by a police bullet allegedly after he tried to escape from custody while being taken for his medical examination on Sunday and has been admitted to the district hospital, SP Singh said.
The Bijnor and Meerut police have recovered around Rs 3 lakh from the accused. The mobile phone used in both cases and the car in which the celebrities were taken to Bijnor after being abducted have also been seized.
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