Asad Ahmad, Ghulam Encounter: Notorious gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad's son Asad and an accomplice Ghulam, both wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, were encountered in an exchange of fire with police on Thursday. The dead bodies of both criminals were brought to Jhansi Medical College in two separate ambulances. Dr Narendra Sengar who performed the medical examination of Asad Ahmas and Ghulam claimed that Asad had two and Ghulam had one bullet injury.
Asad and Ghulam were declared dead after medical examinations
Dr Narendra Sengar, Principal, Jhansi Medical College on Friday informed that Asad and Ghulam were declared dead after medical examinations. He further claimed that both criminals died around one and a half hours or two hours before they were brought to the Jhansi medical college.
Asad had two bullet injuries whereas Ghulam had only one
"Police brought them here. After a medical examination, they were declared dead. Asad had two bullet injuries whereas Ghulam had only one. I think they died 1.30-2 hours before they were brought here. Their post-mortem has been conducted," said Dr Narendra Sengar.
Dr Sengar claimed that he observed no movement in pulse, BP, oxygen saturation and respiration. Their body was irresponsive at the time when they were brought. Furthermore, CPR, ECG and all crucial medical examinations were done before they were declared dead.
He further said that the bullet injured the vital organs of the deceased.
Encounter took place apparently at the time Ahmad was in a Prayagraj court
The alleged encounter took place apparently at the time Ahmad was in a Prayagraj court, where he was presented before the Chief Judicial Magistrate in connection with the same murder and remanded to 14-day judicial custody. The court also allowed a five-day remand for the UP Police to question him.
Opposition parties demanded investigation into shootout
The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party have demanded an investigation into the Jhansi shootout, suggesting that the state’s Special Task Force staged a fake encounter.
Two other men have been shot dead in separate encounters with police since February 24, when Umesh Pal, a key witness to a 2005 political murder, and two policemen deployed to protect him were killed by gunmen in Prayagraj.
Atiq Ahmad, a former SP legislator, had earlier expressed apprehension that he himself could be killed by UP Police while being brought to Prayagraj from the Ahmedabad prison, where he was lodged in connection with another case. When he was being taken to the city for Thursday’s court appearance, he made a similar remark.
Atiq Ahmad's reaction
“I am totally reduced to dust, but please don't trouble the women and children of my family now," the 60-year-old told reporters from inside a police van. His son Asad Ahmad was caught on CCTV when Umesh Pal was killed and had been on the run for the past 50 days, police said.
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