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- Published: April 13, 2023 13:41
New Delhi: STF encountered Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad and Ghulam in Jhansi while they were absconding in the Umesh Pal murder case. There was a reward of Rs 5 lakhs for each of them. The UPSTF team led by DySP Navendu and DySP Vimal at Jhansi did the operation and also recovered ‘sophisticated foreign-made weapons’ from them.
Asad was the son of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, who was in the court attending his hearing in the case.
Reportedly, there was firing from both sides and Asad and Ghulam were killed in the encounter. Reacting to the news, Umesh Pal’s mother Shanti Devi called it a tribute to her son and lauded the action by STF.
#WATCH | “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 in Jhansi today pic.twitter.com/tCIYxDhOHl
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) April 13, 2023
Samajwadi Party’s official spokesperson Ameeque Jamei tweeted that an encounter is not justice, on the other hand, UP’s Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya congratulated STF for the action. People are reacting to the news on the internet and are speculating that it was bound to happen.
एनकाउंटर न्याय नही होता…#AtiqAhmed
— Ameeque Jamei (@ameeque_Jamei) April 13, 2023
Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM KP Maurya congratulates UP STF after former MP Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad and aide were killed in a police encounter
They were wanted in lawyer Umesh Pal murder case pic.twitter.com/X7itSGryr3
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) April 13, 2023
Atiq Ahmed’s Son Asad and Ghulam Killed in #Encounter in Jhansi
People rn :#asad #AtiqAhmed #Jhansi pic.twitter.com/ybilwFTSfn
— Meme’s Wala (@RowBlazing) April 13, 2023
Encounter of #Asad sends a powerful message by @myogiadityanath : dont play with law and order in Uttar Pradesh….thats the way to strenthen the country…no matter who u r and what caste religion u belong to…law of the land must b respected @narendramodi @AmitShah
— Dr Asheesh Shah (@pure_soul) April 13, 2023
Asad son of Mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmad shot dead in an encounter led by UP Police. #AtiqAhmed #UPPolice #Asad #Yogi pic.twitter.com/O8yQwF0Jz5
— blind eye (@UBlindEye) April 13, 2023
Maharaj ji ? Mitti me mila denge ? #atikahmad #asad #Encounter pic.twitter.com/HG6m5lyhAs
— Pankaj Jaiswal (@iampj007) April 13, 2023
उमेश पाल हत्याकांड में आरोपी अतीक अहमद के बेटे असद और शूटर गुलाम को UP STF ने झांसी के पास एनकाउंटर में किया ढेर..#Asad #Encounter #UPSTF #AsadEncounter #AtiqueAhmed #Asad #UPPolice #STF pic.twitter.com/t1lMjZUbuc
— Meme’s Wala (@RowBlazing) April 13, 2023
बाबा रे बाबा#Asad pic.twitter.com/i2NNVa5Gkt
— KARTIK VIKRAM (@iamkartikvikram) April 13, 2023
Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad is killed in an encounter by UP Police.#Encounter #asad #yogii #UPPolice pic.twitter.com/qmlK38ViEA
— Ricky Shahi (@RamanShahi02) April 13, 2023
It is to be noted that while there is a section of society lauding an extra-judicial action, an encounter or any form of extra-judicial step cannot be seen as a replacemnet to Judiciary and the justice system set up by the Constitution of India.