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Umesh Pal Murder: 43 Months Later, Rs 5 Lakh Reward Shooter Armaan Arrested, Shaista's 'Shadow' and Guddu Muslim's Secrets to Unravel.
- •Prayagraj police arrested Armaan Bihari, a shooter with a Rs 5 lakh reward, 43 months after the Umesh Pal murder case.
- •Armaan was taken into custody from Gaya Central Jail in Bihar, where he had been lodged since February 27, 2023, in another firing case.
- •CCTV footage showed Armaan Bihari driving the motorcycle while bomber Guddu Muslim threw bombs.
- •Armaan was a close associate and bodyguard of mafia Atiq Ahmed's wife, Shaista Parveen.
- •Armaan's arrest is expected to provide clues about the hiding places of Shaista and Guddu Muslim.
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Prayagraj police tracked down Armaan Bihari, who had a Rs 5 lakh reward, inside Gaya Central Jail in Bihar where he had been lodged since February 2023 for another firing case. After obtaining a transit remand from the Gaya Civil Court, the police brought him to Prayagraj to present him in court and seek his custody remand.
CCTV footage from the February 24, 2023, murder showed that Armaan Bihari was driving the motorcycle while bomber Guddu Muslim threw bombs. Additionally, Armaan served as a close associate and security shadow for mafia Atiq Ahmed's wife, Shaista Parveen.
While Armaan Bihari has been captured, other high-profile suspects carrying rewards remain at large, including shooters Sabir and bomber Guddu Muslim, along with Atiq's wife Shaista Parveen, Ashraf's wife Zainab Fatima, and Atiq's sister Aisha Noori.
