Uttar Pradesh’s ADG Law and Order Prashant Kumar said Asad had planned an attack at police convoy while his father Atiq was being shifted from Sabarmati Jail to UP jail.
Vijay alias Usman was shot dead by the UP police in Prayagraj in a second encounter conducted against the killers of prime murder witness Umesh Pal in February.
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.