New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Police submitted the chargesheet in the Umesh Pal murder which includes a recorded statement of mafia turned-politician Atiq Ahmad in which he had claimed that he has no dearth of weapons because of his connections with Pakistan’s spy agency ISI and proscribed terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
In the statement, Atiq Ahmed claimed the locals collected the weapons that were dropped from Pakistan with the help of drones.
He also said that if he is taken to that lace he can help the Police recover money and arms & ammunition used in the incident.
Umesh Pal murder case | The UP Police chargesheet filed before the Court mentions a recorded statement of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.
“…I have no dearth of weapons because I have direct connections with Pakistan’s ISI and terror org Lashkar-e-Taiba. Weapons from…
— ANI (@ANI) April 13, 2023
Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were on Thursday brought to Dhoomanganj Police Station in Prayagraj after Prayagraj Chief Judicial Magistrate court sent them to four-day police custody.
#WATCH | Police barricading being done outside Dhoomanganj Police Station in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh where mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf have been brought.
They were sent to four-day police custody by Prayagraj CJM court today in Umesh Pal murder… pic.twitter.com/3M2wD3Mtzn
— ANI (@ANI) April 13, 2023
Meanwhile, Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad and his aide Ghulam who were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case were on Thursday killed in an encounter by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Jhansi.
#WATCH | Former MP Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad, aide killed in an encounter by UP STF in Jhansi
Visuals from the encounter site pic.twitter.com/kL3fUrr7S7
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) April 13, 2023
The last rites of Atiq Ahmed’s son, Asad will be performed in Kasari Masari graveyard.
Prayagraj, UP | Last rites of gangster Atiq Ahmed’s son, Asad who was killed in an encounter by UP STF yesterday, will be performed in Kasari Masari graveyard.
Atiq Ahmed’s father was also cremated here. Members of his (Asad) family will be present during the last rites: Mohd… pic.twitter.com/WixM7q5bqY
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) April 14, 2023