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By Simer Chawla: Wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, Guddu Muslim had left his house at the age of 13 after he got involved in shady activities, said his sister Nasreen, while speaking to India Today.
“He left home when he was 13 years old. His childhood name was Mulsim. We never contacted him after he left the house and neither did he,” said Nasreen.
Sharing her first reaction after learning about the involvement of Guddu Muslim in the killing of Umesh Pal, Nsareen said, “I don’t watch news or television but came to know about it through a newspaper. I felt pained as he did wrong.”
Nasreen said she came to know about the role of Guddu Muslim when police reached out to her to enquire about her brother.
Guddu Muslim is one of the 10 people named in the Umesh Pal murder FIR.
And after the killing of gangsters-turned-politicians Atiq and Ashraf Ahmed last month, the focus has now shifted to Guddu Muslim.
Guddu Muslim, it is said, prefers to hurl bombs, instead of using guns, to kill people. He has been associated with Atiq Ahmed since the gangster-politician bailed him out of jail.
Known to police as a “bomb specialist” who allegedly has a long history of association with criminal gangs, Guddu is believed to have been an old aide of Atiq. In a widely circulated video of the daylight murder of Umesh Pal in February, he was seen throwing crude bombs while riding a pillion on a motorcycle and was named in the FIR.
EARLY LIFE
Born in Allahabad, Guddu Muslim was sent to Lucknow as he got associated with the crime world at a very young age. However, in Lucknow, he got involved in bigger crimes. Guddu was arrested in 1997 on the charges of murdering a teacher of Lucknow’s La Martinere School. He was released due to lack of evidence.
Involvement in several crimes made Guddu flee Uttar Pradesh as he was already wanted by the police. He escaped to Bihar but was arrested in 2001.
It is believed that Atiq Ahmed got him out of jail and they drew close.
ASSOCIATION WITH ATIQ AHMED
Guddu Muslim is said to have played a role in the bombing during Umesh Pal’s murder to return Atiq Ahmed’s old favour.
A report has claimed that Atiq Ahmed had helped Guddu Muslim with Rs 8 lakh some years ago when the latter had fallen sick and his condition was critical. In a bid to return the favour to Atiq Ahmed, Guddu Muslim used explosives in the attack on Umesh Pal.
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