LUCKNOW, Nov. 12 -- Police are examining social media posts claiming responsibility for the November 10 murder of the 2007 Rampur CRPF camp attack accused Mohammad Sharif in Rampur's Khajuria area in the name of the Jharkhand-based Rahul Singh gang and suggest possible links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

However, neither gang's involvement nor any gang rivalry behind the killing has been established so far. The Allahabad high court had acquitted Mohammad Sharif of terror charges but upheld his conviction under the Arms Act, sentencing him to 10 years in prison.

He was released in November 2025 after adjustment of his period in custody. The Uttar Pradesh government has challenged his acquittal in the Supreme Court, which has issued a not...