Armaan's path from kebab shop to key accused in Umesh Pal murder case

Mohammad Armaan, a key accused in the February 2023 murder of lawyer-politician Umesh Pal in Prayagraj, was arrested on October 4 after being discovered in Gaya jail, where he had been held for over three years on unrelated charges. He was produced before a court on October 5 and remanded for 14 days. Armaan, a native of Bihar, moved to Prayagraj in 2012 and ran a kebab shop before befriending alleged shooter Guddu Muslim, a close associate of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad. Through these connections, he allegedly became involved in the murder conspiracy, with police claiming he rode the motorcycle that brought Guddu Muslim to the attack site. Police allege Armaan fled to Gaya after the killing, where he was jailed for a separate shooting. Two other key shooters, Guddu Muslim and Sabir, remain at large, along with Atiq's wife Shaista Parveen and other family members.