Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) : Dhoomanganj police have once again been granted custody of slain Atiq and Ashraf's lawyer Khan Soulat Hanif for questioning in the gangster case. This police remand was for one day on May 3 from 6 am to 6 pm. In this, the police will interrogate Atiq and Ashraf's lawyer at the Dhumanganj police station after taking him on remand from jail.
After the end of Khan Saulat Hanif's custody remand, the police will have to leave him back at the jail after 6 pm. Atiq and Ashraf's lawyer Vijay Mishra said that the application for PCR (police custody remand) was given on behalf of the Dhumanganj police station in charge. In this application, the prosecution had sought remand for seven days.
The lawyers debated on this. After which, on May 3, 12 hours remand has been approved. Along with this, Hanif's advocate has also been allowed to stay with him at a distance of 10 meters. The court has also ordered him to get medical done. Khan Soulat Hanif's name also surfaced in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case.
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After that, there was an allegation of Hanif's involvement in the conspiracy in the Umesh Pal murder case as well. In the past, Atiq Ahmed, Dinesh Pasi and advocate Hanif were sentenced to life imprisonment. A few days ago, the police sought custody of Hanif but could not get it. On Wednesday morning, the police are going to Naini Central Jail and taking Hanif on remand and recovering the mobile, which is expected to reveal many secrets.
