Asad Ahmed, Ghulam gunned down in Jhansi: How UP STF carried out the operation

Asad Ahmed, son of mafia don and former Lok Sabha MP Atique Ahmed and accused in several criminal cases including murder of Umesh Pal, was killed on Thursday, April 13 by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force near Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh’s border with Madhya Pradesh. He was killed along with ar accused in Umesh pal murder case Ghulam, son of Maksudan.

Giving details of operation to neutralise duo, Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force headed by Indian Police Service officer Amitabh Yash stated that first shot was t fired by police team. “We did t fire first,” UP STF told Republic.

Asad fired first shot at UP STF team following which police retaliated and killed him along with Ghulam. Around 40 rounds of bullets were fired during encounter which took place in Parichha area of Jhansi. first foot from encounter site reveals that duo was on a motorcycle.

Both of m were involved in murder of Umesh Pal in Prayagraj and carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh each. UP STF team which carried out encounter was led by Deputy Superintendents of Police Navendu Kumar and Vimal Kumar Singh. team also recovered several sophisticated foreign made weapons from encounter site. recovered arms include one British Bull Dog revolver and one German-made Walr P88 pistol.

Asad’s far Atique Ahmed, who was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate Dinesh Gautam in Prayagraj earlier in day, fainted after he was informed about encounter of his son. Atique and his bror Khalid Azim alias Ashraf were produced before court in Umesh Pal murder case.

Atique was brought to Prayagraj from Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail by road and Ashraf was brought from a Bareilly jail in Uttar Pradesh.