Former MP Atiq Ahmed’s son, aide killed by UP Police in ‘gunfight’

The Uttar Pradesh Police said that its Special Task Force on Thursday killed jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son and an aide during a “gunfight” in Jhansi, ANI reported.

His 19-year-old son Asad Ahmed and the aide named Ghulam were both wanted in the murder case of lawyer Umesh Pal. Both of them were carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh each.

Big Breaking News: Mohammad Asad, son of gangster - politician Atiq Ahmed and a wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case has been killed in an encounter by UP STF in Jhansi. #UPSTF #Encounter #AtiqAhmed #UmeshPalMurder + pic.twitter.com/BmM74k5lE4— Ashwini Shrivastava (@AshwiniSahaya) April 13, 2023

Umesh Pal was a key witness in the 2005 murder of Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal. He was shot dead in Prayagraj on February 24. His two security guards were injured in the incident and later died during treatment.

Atiq Ahmed, his wife Sahista Parveen, their two sons, his younger brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf and others were booked by the Uttar Pradesh Police in the case.

Two accused in Pal’s killing – Arbaaz and Vijay Chaudhary – were also killed in “gunfights” by the police on February 27 and March 6. Extrajudicial executions, popularly known as “encounters”, have risen since the Bhartiya Janata Party government came to power in Uttar Pradesh in 2017.

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