Asad Ahmed, the son of gangster Atiq Ahmed, and his co-accused Ghulam in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Asad Ahmed was wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case and had a reward of ₹ 5 lakh on his head. Sophisticated weapons, new cellphones, and SIM cards were recovered from them. Atiq Ahmed is a gangster-turned-politician with over 100 cases against him and was convicted last month in a kidnapping case and sentenced to life imprisonment. The encounter killings of his son and his associate come against the backdrop of the gangster’s repeated allegations that the Uttar Pradesh police plans to gun him down in a staged encounter.
The encounter killings of Atiq Ahmed’s son and his associate come against the backdrop of the gangster’s repeated allegations that the Uttar Pradesh police plans to gun him down in a staged encounter. The encounter killings of Atiq Ahmed’s son and his associate took place at a time when Atiq Ahmed was repeatedly alleging that the Uttar Pradesh police was planning to kill him in a fake encounter. Atiq Ahmed is a gangster-turned-politician who has been accused of several criminal offenses and has over 100 cases against him. He was convicted in a kidnapping case last month and was sentenced to life imprisonment. This case was related to the kidnapping of Umesh Pal, the same person whose murder has put the spotlight back on Atiq Ahmed. The recent encounter killings of Atiq Ahmed’s son and his associate have further intensified the controversy surrounding the gangster-turned-politician. Some have criticized the police action as a violation of human rights and due process, while others have hailed it as a necessary step towards curbing organized crime in the state. It remains to be seen how the situation will unfold and whether there will be any further developments in the case. However, the incident highlights the ongoing challenges faced by law enforcement agencies in tackling organized crime and the potential risks involved in such operations.
