Lucknow. Nafees, who was absconding in the Umesh Pal murder case and had a reward of Rs 50,000, has been arrested by the police in an encounter. The chartered accountant was interrogated for hours on Tuesday. The task force of the Commissionerate Police asked for Nafees’ income tax details and obtained information regarding his source of income. Asked what were his other sources of income apart from the restaurant. Some sources believe that Mohammad Nafees has died during treatment. There is no official confirmation of this matter from the public.
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उमेश पाल हत्याकांड में कार मुहैया कराने का आरोपी 50 हज़ार के इनामी नफ़ीस बिरयानी मुठभेड़ के बाद गिरफ्तार
नवाबगंज थाना क्षेत्र में पुलिस ने चेकिंग लगाई थी नफ़ीस और उसके साथी ने पुलिस टीम पर फायरिंग कर दी जवाबी फायरिंग में नफ़ीस के पैर में गोली लगी है अभी साथी फरार है pic.twitter.com/VLSwCzfgkR
Nafees used to file his income tax returns from a CA running an office in Kareli. These CAs also file income tax returns of many property dealers. The police called him for questioning on Tuesday. Even before this he was asked to appear with the income tax return details of Nafees filed in previous years.
Task force officers obtained information from CA regarding Nafees’ business and his income. According to sources, during this time it was revealed that he used to pay several lakh rupees as income tax. The CA was also asked from what other sources apart from the restaurant, money came to Nafees. The police officers deployed in the task force remained busy interrogating the CA till late night. Also asked about Nafees’ properties.
Atiq’s brother Ashraf was a childhood friend of Nafees, resident of Gulabbari Khuldabad. Both of them studied together in Majeedia Islamia Inter College. This was the reason why Ashraf was especially kind to him. While opening a Biryani restaurant on MG Marg in Civil Lines, At the request of Ashraf, Atiq gave the valuable land in his possession on Nawab Yusuf Road to Nafees to open a factory. This same factory was demolished by the PDA using a bulldozer during the campaign against the mafia in 2020.
