He was brought from Gaya Jail in Bihar on transit remand under tight security. Prayagraj : A shooter of slain mafia-politician Atiq Ahmed , Arman , who was wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was produced by the Uttar Pradesh Police before the sessions court in Prayagraj on Monday.
The court directed that he be produced again after 14 days. In Prayagraj, the police had announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head and had been looking for him for the last three years. The court accepted the application, following which he was released from Gaya Jail into police custody.
The police had not moved any application seeking police custody remand of the accused, Arman, according to district govt counsel (criminal) Manoj Pandey. The SC/ST sessions court accepted his transit remand and provided him with a copy of the accusations against him. Arman requested that a counsel be provided to him, which the court accepted and directed that arrangements be made for a counsel on the next date. After accepting the transit remand, the court directed that Arman be sent back to Gaya Jail. Now, it is for the court to decide whether the next hearing will take place through video conferencing or in person. The trial in the Umesh Pal murder case is currently underway in a Prayagraj sessions court.
Later, when the police came to know about his whereabouts after three years, it moved a transit remand application before the Gaya court. Thereafter, the police produced him before the SC/ST sessions court in Prayagraj, which accepted its remand application.
After the murder of Umesh Pal on Feb 24, 2023, Arman surrendered before a court in Gaya four days later (on Feb 27, 2023) in connection with an old criminal case.