Published 11:06 IST, April 15th 2023

Big action by ATS against Mafia brothers; Atique Ahmed and Ashraf to be slapped with UAPA

Trouble has mounted for the Mafia brothers Atique Ahmed and Ashraf who are accused in the Umesh Pal murder case as they are soon going to be slapped with UAPA.

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Trouble has mounted for Mafia brors Atique Ahmed and Ashraf who are accused in Umesh Pal murder case as y are soon going to be slapped with Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). 

Mafia Brors to be booked under UAPA

Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) has gared important clues during interrogation of mafia brors as y accepted having links with ISI and Pakistan for arms smuggling. tably, during interrogation on Friday, Atique told ATS that he had short of weapons because of direct connections with Pakistan's ISI and terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.  ATS is w preparing to soon register a case against Atique and Ashraf under UAPA.

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During interrogation, Atique revealed that "weapons from Pakistan are dropped on Punjab border with help of a drone, and a local connection collects m. Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir get weapons from this shipment," he added. According to charge sheet. He furr said, "If you take me with you, I can help you recover that money, arms, and ammunition used in incident."

On Friday night, Atique Ahmed along with his bror Ashraf was brought to Dhoomanganj Police Station in Prayagraj.

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In latest development, Atique's henchman Asad Kalia and his bror Faizan have also been arrested from Umri vill. As per sources, Asad Kalia is said to be a very close aide of Atique and was wanted in many cases with a declared Rs 25,000 bounty on his head.

Big revelation on cash recovered from Atique's office  

Uttar Pradesh police and Special Task Force (STF) have made a massive revelation in Umesh Pal murder case, as gangster-turned-politician Atique Ahmad's funding module has been exposed. As per official reports, a builder from Luckw gave Rs 80 lakh to Atique's son Asad who was gunned down on Thursday in an encounter as he was main accused in Umesh Pal murder case. money was given to Asad by builder two days before encounter. This money was distributed among shooters who killed Umesh Pal. 

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tably, on March 21, a huge amount of cash worth Rs 74 lakh 62 thousand was recovered from  Atique's office.  Ten weapons were also recovered after which five people were arrested including Atique's Munshi Rakesh Lala and Driver.

Asad Ahmed's encounter

According to UP Police, an STF team led by two deputy superintendents of police reached Badagaon area in Jhansi district after getting information about Asad and his associate Ghulam. Both of accused, who carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh each, had tried to flee on a motorcycle. y also opened fire at STF team when latter surrounded m. To this, police retaliated and Asad and Ghulam were killed. 

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"Asad, son of mafia-turned-politician Atique Ahmed and Ghulam S/o Maksudan, both wanted in Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj and carrying a reward of Rupees five lakhs each; killed in an encounter with UPSTF team led by DySP Navendu and DySP Vimal at Jhansi. Sophisticated foreign-made weapons recovered," UPSTF said in a statement. As per police, y recovered a British Bull Dog revolver and a Walr pistol from  Umesh Pal murder accused.

10:05 IST, April 15th 2023