Atiq Ahmad's son Asad killed in encounter in Jhansi

New Delhi: Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad's son Asad Ahmad, wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was Thursday killed in an encounter in Jhansi.

On Wednesday, when reporters asked Atiq Ahmad about his son Asad, he said from inside a police van, "How would I know, I am in jail."

A special task force of Uttar Pradesh police also killed shooter Mohammad Ghulam along with Asad, both accused of killing Umesh Pal, in Jhansi, confirmed ADG of UP STF.

Police claimed to recover foreign-made arms from both of the wanted criminals.

The Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) on March 20 bulldozed the house of Mohammad Ghulam.

Umesh Pal, the key witness in the BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, and his police security guard Sandeep Nishad were shot dead outside his home in Prayagraj's Dhoomanganj on February 24.

Based on a complaint lodged by Umesh Pal's wife Jaya Pal, a case was registered at Dhoomanganj police station against Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, wife Shaista Parveen, two sons, aides Guddu Muslim and Ghulam, and nine others.

Two men allegedly linked to Umesh Pal's murder — Arbaaz and Vijay Chowdhary alias Usman — were killed in encounters with the police on February 27 and March 6 respectively.

Atiq Ahmed is currently lodged in a Gujarat jail.