<p>Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's lawyer Khan Shoulat Hanif has been booked for criminal conspiracy in the Umesh Pal murder case, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Speaking to <em>PTI</em>, Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Deepak Bhukar said Hanif's name was added under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code to the FIR registered at Dhoomanganj police station in the Umesh Pal murder case.</p>.<p>"We came to know that Hanif shared pictures of Umesh Pal with Ahmed's son Asad days before he was attacked," Bhukar told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/al-qaeda-vows-to-take-revenge-over-atiq-ashraf-killing-1211991.html" target="_blank">Al-Qaeda vows to take revenge over Atiq, Ashraf killing</a></strong></p>.<p>Asad, the third of Ahmed's five sons, was killed in a police encounter in Jhansi on April 13.</p>.<p>Sources said the police might soon file a remand application in court to interrogate Hanif, who is currently lodged in Naini Central Prison after being sentenced to life imprisonment in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case.</p>.<p>Umesh Pal, a key witness in the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal, and his two security personnel were shot dead on February 24.</p>.<p>On February 25, the police registered a case against Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, wife Shaista Parveen, two sons, aides Guddu Muslim and Ghulam, and nine other accomplices at Dhoomanganj police station.</p>.<p>A special court here on March 28 convicted Ahmed, Hanif and Dinesh Pasi and sentenced them to life in prison in the 17-year-old kidnapping case.</p>.<p>Hanif and Pasi were detained in Naini Central Prison while Ahmed was sent to Sabarmati Central Jail in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.</p>.<p>Ahmed, a former Samajwadi Party MP, and Ashraf were shot dead on April 15 by three assailants when they were being taken by the police for a medical examination. They were brought here in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case.</p>
<p>Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's lawyer Khan Shoulat Hanif has been booked for criminal conspiracy in the Umesh Pal murder case, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Speaking to <em>PTI</em>, Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Deepak Bhukar said Hanif's name was added under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code to the FIR registered at Dhoomanganj police station in the Umesh Pal murder case.</p>.<p>"We came to know that Hanif shared pictures of Umesh Pal with Ahmed's son Asad days before he was attacked," Bhukar told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/al-qaeda-vows-to-take-revenge-over-atiq-ashraf-killing-1211991.html" target="_blank">Al-Qaeda vows to take revenge over Atiq, Ashraf killing</a></strong></p>.<p>Asad, the third of Ahmed's five sons, was killed in a police encounter in Jhansi on April 13.</p>.<p>Sources said the police might soon file a remand application in court to interrogate Hanif, who is currently lodged in Naini Central Prison after being sentenced to life imprisonment in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case.</p>.<p>Umesh Pal, a key witness in the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal, and his two security personnel were shot dead on February 24.</p>.<p>On February 25, the police registered a case against Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, wife Shaista Parveen, two sons, aides Guddu Muslim and Ghulam, and nine other accomplices at Dhoomanganj police station.</p>.<p>A special court here on March 28 convicted Ahmed, Hanif and Dinesh Pasi and sentenced them to life in prison in the 17-year-old kidnapping case.</p>.<p>Hanif and Pasi were detained in Naini Central Prison while Ahmed was sent to Sabarmati Central Jail in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.</p>.<p>Ahmed, a former Samajwadi Party MP, and Ashraf were shot dead on April 15 by three assailants when they were being taken by the police for a medical examination. They were brought here in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case.</p>