Parveen azad biography

Life term for all 10 convicted of 2013 killing of DSP in UP’s Kunda

LUCKNOW: The special CBIcourt in Lucknow awarded life sentence to all 10 accused convicted in the brutal murder of deputy superintendent of police (DySP) Zia-ul-Haq in Kunda, Pratapgarh 11 years ago.
Those convicted include Phoolchand Yadav, Pawan Yadav, Manjeet Yadav, Ghanshyam Saroj, Ram Lakhan Gautam, Chhotelal Yadav, Ram Asre, Munnalal Patel, Shivram Pasi, and Jagat Bahadur Pal alias Bulle Pal.They were also fined Rs 19,500 each, with half of the amount to be given to the wife of the slain CO, Parveen Azad.
The convicted had lynched Haq, who was then the CO of Kunda, on March 2, 2013, when he arrived at a site of unrest following the murder of a village pradhan.
Initially, there were allegations that Kunda MLA and then minister in the SP government, Raghuraj Pratap Singh, was also involved in the crime, but the CBI gave him a clean chit.
Special Judge Dhirendra Kumar found the ten accused guilty under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including Sections 302 (murder), 149 (unlawful assem

Rahul Gandhi meets family of slain DSP in UP

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi met the family members of slain Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haque on Saturday and assured them that they will get justice.

Gandhi, who met Parveen Azad, the wife of murdered Uttar Pradesh police officer, and the other members of the family told them that the entire Congress is with them in this hour of great tragedy and they will get full justice.

The Congress Vice President also paid tributes to the slain police officer at the burial ground.

"The entire Congress is with them in this hour of great tragedy and loss and they will get full justice," he said.

Zia-ul-Haque was among the two persons killed in Ballipur village of Pratapgarh district last week during clashes that followed the murder of village head Nanhe Yadav, who was allegedly gunned down over a property dispute.

Haque was killed in the crossfire between the police and villagers.

The DSP's wife had filed a police complaint, accusing former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alia

‘I will not give up’

Her fiery attitude has probably spurred on the gossip in the conservative village. Soon after her husband’s murder,Azad had lodged an FIR against then minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh,alias Raja Bhaiyya,for allegedly conspiring in the crime. She also refused to bury Haque’s body and staged a dharna in Zuafar till her “demands” were met,sending UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav to rush to the village. She handed him her “letter of demands”,which included the arrest of Raja Bhaiyya,a CBI probe into the murder and employment to “needy” persons of her family. In no time,Raja Bhaiyya resigned from the cabinet,and a CBI probe was ordered.

l l l

Story continues below this ad

Born to a schoolteacher from Khudaibari village in Siwan district of Bihar,Azad had a different upbringing from her husband. Her education was smooth,despite a a large family size — four sisters and a brother. After a BSc (where?),she did her post-graduation in philosophy from Aligarh Muslim University,and later enrolled for Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) at Babu Banarasi Das Un

Copyright ©spyalley.pages.dev 2025