Gangster’s Son Killed In UP Encounter, 42 Rounds Fired, He Was In Disguise

Dreaded gangster Atiq Ahmed`s son Asad, desired withinside the Umesh Pal homicide case, became gunned down via way of means of Uttar Pradesh police in an come upon in Jhansi on Thursday. His co-accused Ghulam became additionally shot useless.

Both Asad and Ghulam had a praise of ₹ five lakh on their heads. Asad Ahmed have been captured via way of means of a CCTV digital digicam for the duration of the assault on Pal and became at the run when you consider that.

Ghulam opened hearthplace at a group of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force round midday on Thursday and the 2 had been killed in retaliatory action, police stated. Sophisticated weapons, new mobile phones and SIM playing cards were recovered from them, they added.

According to police reassets, Asad Ahmed had fled to Lucknow after the killing of Umesh Pal. He later moved to Kanpur after which Meerut earlier than accomplishing Delhi, it’s far learnt. He then determined to escape to Madhya Pradesh. He reached Jhansi and became on his manner to the nation border on a motorcycle while police intercepted him. Asad became reportedly in disguise. Police reassets stated that they’d an informer in Atiq Ahmed’s gang who informed them approximately Asad’s whereabouts.

Sharing information about the come upon, police stated a group of 12 led via way of means of DSP-rank officials accomplished the operation. A general of forty two rounds had been fired for the duration of the come upon at Babina street in Jhansi.

The come upon killings happened on an afternoon Atiq Ahmed became produced in courtroom docket withinside the equal homicide case and despatched to judicial custody for 14 days.

Umesh Pal, a lawyer, became a witness withinside the 2005 homicide of BSP MLA Raju Pal. On February 24, he became shot useless in a daylight hours assault outdoor his domestic in Prayagraj. The protection employees guarding him had been additionally killed. Shocking visuals of the assault caused questions about Uttar Pradesh’s regulation and order scenario and the authorities got here beneathneath sturdy complaint via way of means of the Opposition.

Umesh Pal’s homicide additionally positioned the highlight lower back on Atiq Ahmed, a gangster-turned-flesh presser with over a hundred instances in opposition to him. A former Samajwadi Party MP, he became convicted ultimate month in a kidnapping case and sentenced to lifestyles imprisonment. This case associated with the abduction of Umesh Pal lower back in 2006 — 17 years earlier than he became ultimately murdered.

The come upon killings of Atiq Ahmed’s son and his companion come in opposition to the backdrop of the gangster’s repeated allegations that the Uttar Pradesh police plans to gun him down in a staged come upon.

In fact, the gangster informed newshounds the day past that he became secure due to the media. “It’s due to you (media) that I am secure,” he informed the click at the same time as being introduced to Prayagraj for a courtroom docket date.

The gangster became moved to a jail in Gujarat at the guidelines of the Supreme Court after he became accused of engineering the abduction of a actual property businessman at the same time as in prison. He has been withinside the Sabarmati critical prison when you consider that June 2019.

Over the beyond couple of months, Atiq Ahmed has been again and again introduced to Uttar Pradesh for courtroom docket hearings. The high-profile nature of the case and the gangster’s apprehensions of a staged come upon has ensured widespread media insurance of the movements.

After Thursday’s come upon, 4 human beings connected to Umesh Pal’s homicide were gunned down. Police are nonetheless seeking out Guddu Muslim, who allegedly lobbed a bomb for the duration of the shooting, and every other alleged shooter Sabir. Atiq Ahmed’s spouse Shayista is likewise at the run.