IG points at illicit relations

8216;8216;We will seek his custody for interrogation after February 10 now. Let the hot tempers in the city cool down first. The murder conspiracy will all be exposed,8217;8217; said IG Sharma. He also made it clear that there was no move on part of the police to arrest Atiq Ahmed.

8216;8216;Pal8217;s wife lodged the FIR saying Ashraf was party to the attackers who gunned down the MLA. However, in respect of Ahmed, she only said that her husband used to tell her the MP could get him killed due to political rivalry. Such allegations by her are pure conjectures and the arrest cannot be made on conjectures,8217;8217; said Sharma.

Police today recorded Rukhsana8217;s statement in SRN Hospital, where she is recovering from a bullet injury. Pal gave her a lift minutes before the attack. Her role is being investigated for the reason that she escaped with a bullet injury on the shoulder, while the MLA sitting next to her was pummeled by over 50 bullets.