Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, who had also questioned Thursday's encounter killing of Atiq's son Asad on Thursday, said that attempts are being made to "deliberately" create an "atmosphere of fear".
Attacking the BJP for conducting encounters "in the name of religion", AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday sought to know whether those who burnt to death the two youth in Haryana would also be killed in an encounter.
A day after mafia leader-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed s son Asad Ahmed was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh, the latter has revealed the details of Operation Jhansi that unfolded on Thursday evening.
Advocate Mual stated that accused Deepak Boxer had received threats to his life and apprehends that he will be shot dead while being produced before Courts in Uttar Pradesh.
The bodies of Atiq Ahmad s son Asad and shooter Ghulam, who were killed in an encounter in Jhansi, are expected to reach Prayagraj from Jhansi late on Friday night.