Yagya Tiwari, father of one of the assailants Lovelesh said that they were not aware of his actions, nor in contact with him. He was not living with them and was a drug addict.
Asad and Ghulam, both wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case were shot dead in an exchange of fire with the Uttar Pradesh Police near Jhansi on Thursday, officials said.
Asad Ahmed was caught on CCTV when Umesh Pal was killed and had been on the run for the past 50 days, UP police said.
UP Special DG Law & Order IPS Prashant Kumar said that when the police tried to nab Asad Ahmed and his accomplice, they fired back. Two foreign-made weapons, and one local weapon were recovered from them.
The gangster was produced in UP's Prayagraj court in the Umesh Pal murder case on Thursday which sent Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf to 4-day police custody.
Asad Ahmed encounter: Police said that during the chase, they asked the criminals to surrender but they didn't. They tried to escape on a two-wheeler when their bike slipped and they fell. The accused fired on the cops but were killed in the gunfire.
Uttar Pradesh Police STF: The STF team is headed by an Additional Director General (ADG) rank officer of the state, who is assisted by an Inspector General (IG) of police.
By doing false encounters, the BJP government is trying to divert attention from the real issues. The BJP does not believe in the court at all, said Akhilesh Yadav.
Umesh Pal Murder case: While en route, the gangster during his interaction with the media said that he feared for his life and doubted Uttar Pradesh Police's intentions. He also appealed that women and children of his family must not be dragged into issues.
Noida horror: The girl's body was recovered from a bag in the room of a person living on rent in the same house.
Shahjahanpur: The accused was angry with the woman as she filed a molestation case against him. He committed the crime to take revenge.
Akhlaq was arrested for allegedly harbouring shooters and helping them escape after the crime.
Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad is being taken to Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad from Naini jail in Prayagraj after the court on Tuesday gave him a life sentence in a kidnapping case.
Tendua police station in-charge Manish Kumar Jadoun said Atiq Ahmed was travelling in the vehicle that hit the cow.
Sanjay Rana, a reporter for a YouTube channel, asked questions related to unfulfilled poll promises made by UP minister Gulab Devi. Subsequently, he was arrested on the charges of misbehaving with the minister.
Uttar Pradesh: Amethi's rape case came hours after two minor girls were allegedly raped by six youths in Husenganj.
Umesh Pal murder case: A CCTV footage of Atiq Ahmed's wife has been recovered by police and Special Task Force team recently. In the video footage, Shaista is seen with Umesh Pal's shooter.
Uttar Pradesh news: Upendra Kumar Agarwal, DIG of Devipatan range, has been made JCP in Lucknow Commissionerate. DIG Amarendra Kumar of Ayodhya range has been sent to Devipatan and IG range Meerut, Praveen Kumar, has been entrusted with the responsibility of Ayodhya range.
The body of shooter Sabir's brother Zakir has been found in Kokhraj police station area of Kaushambi district. His dead body was lying abandoned in a field in Mohammadpur village.
Umesh Pal murder case: It was the second encounter related to the Umesh Pal murder case and subsequently police gunned down the second accused.
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