Asad, son of mafia Atiq Ahmad, and Ghulam, son of Maksudan, wanted by the police for their alleged involvement in the murder of Umesh Pal murder case in Prayagraj, have been killed in an encounter. Both were killed during a police operation in Jhansi. The operation was led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Navendu and DySP Vimal from the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UPSTF). The police recovered sophisticated weapons that were made in a foreign country. More information about the incident is still being gathered.
The police had announced a reward of five lakh rupees each for information leading to their arrest.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been briefed about the encounter. Principal Secretary Home Sanjay Prasad gave information about Atiq Ahmad's son's encounter to CM Yogi.
The chief minister has summoned a report from the Special Task Force (STF) in the Jhansi encounter case and is personally monitoring the matter.
Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother appeared before a court in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case on Thursday. The two were presented in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Dinesh Gautam at around 11:10 am amid tight security. Atiq Ahmed was transported from Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat to Prayagraj by road for the hearing, while his brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf was brought from a Bareilly jail.
'I'm Reduced To Dust, Spare My Family'
"I am totally reduced to dust, but please don't trouble the women and children of my family now," gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad had told reporters from inside a police van on Wednesday.
"Hum aapke jariye government se kehna chahte hain, bulkul mitti me mil gaye hain ab hamari auraoton aur bachchon ko pareshan na karein. (I want to tell the government through you (the media) that I am totally reduced to dust, but please don't trouble the women and children of my family now," Ahmad told a news channel from inside his police van between Jhansi and Prayagraj.