Several vehicles, including those of family members of the former MP, also followed the convoy right from Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad in Gujarat. A battery of journalists also followed the police convoy giving live updates about the movement.
After immediate extreme action – bulldozing properties and killing two accused in an encounter – the police action has slowed considerably. Several of the main accused remain on the run.
The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, in separate statements, have raised questions on the encounters being carried out after Umesh Pal's murder in Prayagraj.Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said, "What is the government .