Atiq Ahmed Son Encounter: Ghulam's Brother Says Will Not Accept His Body, Shooter Had Severed Ties With Family

Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his accomplice Ghulam were killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi. Ghulam's brother said that the shooter had severed his ties with his family.

After Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his accomplice Ghulam, both wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, were killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi on Thursday, Ghulam's brother said that the family will not accept his body for his last rites. 

Rahil Hasan, brother of slain shooter Ghulam, told ABP News: "Whatever information we had, we had given it to the police. We knew that the police were constantly looking for him. I also came to know about the encounter half an hour ago. He had already severed ties with the family. Whenever Atiq used to appear in court, Ghulam used to go to meet him."

"There was a murder case in 2007 in which Ghulam was in jail, during this period he befriended Atiq. We had no idea that Ghulam was hand in glove with Atiq's family and had Umesh Pal murdered. We will not take his dead body. Mother and father have also said that we will not take his dead body (for a funeral)," he added. 

Earlier, Special Additional Director General (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar informed: "Asad and Ghulam were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj and were carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh each. They were killed in an encounter with the UP STF team".

"The UP STF team was led by Deputy SP Navendu and Vimal. Sophisticated foreign made weapons were recovered from the accused. Further details are awaited," the officer added.

Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder case of then BSP MLA Raju Pal, and his two police security guards were shot dead outside his home in Prayagraj's Dhoomanganj area on February 24 this year. Based on a complaint lodged by Umesh Pal's wife Jaya Pal, a case was registered on February 25 against Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, Asad, Ghulam, and others.

The FIR was lodged under sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapons), 149 (unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.

Atiq  Ahmed is also an accused in the 2005 Raju Pal murder case.