Lucknow, Apr 13: According to officials, Asad, the son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, and his accomplice Ghulam were killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi on Thursday. The duo were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case in Prayagraj and had a reward of Rs 5 lakh each on their heads. The UP Special Task Force team led by Deputy SP Navendu and Vimal, recovered sophisticated foreign-made weapons from the accused. Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal, and his two police security guards were shot dead in February this year. Atiq Ahmad, his brother Ashraf, Asad, Ghulam and others were named in the FIR lodged by Umesh Pal’s wife Jaya Pal. Ahmad is also an accused in the 2005 Raju Pal murder case. Further details of the encounter are awaited.
As reported by Himalayan Express.
