It’s the third encounter in the case related to the February 24 murder of Umesh Pal. It is also the third encounter in the first 13 days of April by the Uttar Pradesh police.
For nearly 4 decades, Atiq Ahmed straddled UP's permeable world of crime and politics, through regime changes, with family in tow. His son's death in an encounter is his biggest setback
'We were after him (Asad) from Day 1. We tracked him to Jhansi today they had not fled the country. Earlier, we missed them but this time we have got them. Foreign-made weapons have been recovered from him. They were using secure means of information,' UP STF head Amitabh Yash told News18
Umesh Pal, the key witness in the murder case of MLA Raju Pal, was shot dead by multiple attackers on February 24 in Prayagraj. Police had identified five of the attackers but were clueless about the man who opened fire first. This is how police used CCTV footage where the shooter was seen holding a polythene bag to trace him.