Ritika
January 25, 2005 was the day. The next day was Republic Day. Preparations for this were being done vigorously all over the country. Prayagraj was then called Allahabad. Here too people were busy in their respective works. Meanwhile, gunfire broke out in Sulemasarai, one of the old areas of the city. Some people surrounded a vehicle and were firing at it. Hundreds of rounds of firing had taken place before anyone could understand anything. The whole body of the people riding in the car got riddled.
The vehicle that was attacked was none other than Raju Pal, the newly elected MLA from the Allahabad West Assembly seat. Raju Pal himself was running Qualis. Sitting next to him was Rukhsana, the wife of a friend whom he had met near Chowfatka. Sandeep Yadav and Devi Lal were also in the same vehicle. In the Scorpio behind, there were four people including driver Mahendra Patel and Omprakash and Saif of Neevan. There was a soldier in both the vehicles.
Even while being taken to the hospital, the bullets were chased
When the miscreants stopped the firing, the supporters took Raju Pal in a tempo and started taking him to the hospital. When the attackers saw this, they thought Raju was alive. Immediately the attackers put their car behind the tempo and then started firing. He followed the tempo for about five kilometers. By the time Raju Pal reached the hospital, he had been shot 19 times. Doctors declared him dead. Raju was married to Pooja Pal only ten days ago.
