Controversy Surrounds Burial of Gangster-Turned-Politician's Son in UP
Uttar Pradesh Police tried to capture gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's son Asad Ahmed and his accomplice Ghulam alive during the encounter in Jhansi but they opened indiscriminate fire at STF officials and were killed in retaliatory firing. Asad and Ghulam were accused in the Umesh Pal murder case and carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh each. They had been absconding ever since Umesh Pal, a key witness in then BSP MLA Raju Pal's murder case in 2005, was killed in February outside his home in Prayagraj.