Newsinc24 Team 
In UP, former MP and Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his aide killed in an encounter by STF in Jhansi on Thursday. Asad Ahmed and Ghulam were wanted in the murder of Umesh Pal, who was shot dead outside his Prayagraj home on February 24. Both had a reward of Rs 5 lakh on their heads.According to police, they opened fire at a team of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and were killed in retaliatory action. Sophisticated weapons, new cellphones and SIM cards have been recovered from them, police said.
The two were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case. Asad’s encounter comes on a day when his father, gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed has been produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in Prayagraj in the Umesh Pal murder case. Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya congratulated the Uttar Pradesh STF.
यूपी STF को बधाई देता हूँ, श्री उमेश पाल एडवोकेट और पुलिस के जवानों के हत्यारों को यही हश्र होना था!
— Keshav Prasad Maurya (@kpmaurya1) April 13, 2023
Umesh Pal, a lawyer, was a witness in the 2005 murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal. The security personnel guarding him were also killed. "This is a tribute to my son," says Shanti Devi, mother of slain lawyer Umesh Pal, on police encounter of former MP Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his aide.
As per agency report, after the encounter of former MP Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his aide, CM Yogi Adityanath took a meeting on law and order in Lucknow on Thursday. CM Yogi praised UP STF as well as DGP, Special DG law and order and the entire team. Sanjay Prasad, Principal Secretary Home informed the CM about the encounter. A report was placed in front of the CM on this whole matter, CMO said.
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