Last Updated: December 18, 2023, 11:29 IST
Nafees Biryani’s physique has been despatched for autopsy, police mentioned. (Representative File: Getty Images)
The 50-year-old died on the SRN Hospital on Sunday night, an announcement issued by the Prayagraj Police mentioned
Slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed’s aide Nafees Biryani, who was lodged in jail in reference to the Umesh Pal homicide case, died of coronary heart failure, police mentioned on Monday.
The 50-year-old died on the SRN Hospital on Sunday night, an announcement issued by the Prayagraj Police mentioned. According to medical doctors, prima facie the trigger of dying is coronary heart failure.
The physique has been despatched for postmortem. Umesh Pal, the important thing witness in the BSP MLA Raju Pal homicide case, alongside together with his two safety guards was shot lifeless on February 25, 2023. The automobile that was used in the course of the assault allegedly belonged to Biryani.
On the criticism of Umesh Pal’s spouse Jaya Pal, a case was registered in Dhumanganj police station towards Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, spouse Shaista Parveen, Atiq’s two sons, his aides Guddu Muslim and Ghulam and 9 different associates.
Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, named in greater than 100 prison instances, together with the Umesh Pal homicide case, have been shot lifeless right here on April 15 this yr.