HYDERABAD: AIMIM Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday accused the BJP of doing encounters and killing folks within the title of faith. Owaisi, a recognized vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, slammed the BJP after information of the Jhansi encounter, during which gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad, needed within the Umesh Pal homicide case, was unfold like wildfire on information channels and social media.
The AIMIM chief additionally sought to know from the BJP: “Will you also shoot the killers of Junaid and Nasir?” “Will the BJP also shoot those who killed Junaid and Nasir? No, because you (BJP) do counters in the name of religion. You want to weaken the rule of law, do encounter of the Constitution,” the AIMIM MP stated whereas addressing a gathering in Telangana’s Nizamabad, in response to information company ANI.
#WATCH | Will the BJP additionally shoot those that killed Junaid and Nasir? No, since you (BJP) do counters within the title of faith. You need to weaken the rule of regulation, do encounter of the Constitution: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi in Telangana’s Nizamabad pic.twitter.com/vHGRTTeXWU
— ANI (@ANI) April 13, 2023
Nasir, 25, and Junaid alias Juna, 35, residents of Ghatmeeka village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, have been allegedly kidnapped and their our bodies have been later discovered inside a burnt automobile in Loharu in Bhiwani in Haryana earlier this 12 months. Junaid had a prison document of cattle smuggling and 5 instances have been registered towards him at totally different police stations.
Asad, Aide Killed In Jhansi Encounter
Atiq Ahmed`s son Asad was killed in an encounter with Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in Jhansi, police stated on Thursday. Asad was killed together with Ghulam, each of whom have been needed within the Umesh Pal homicide case of Prayagraj. Each of them carried a reward of Rs5 lakh. “Asad and Ghulam were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj and were carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh each. They were killed in an encounter with a UP STF team,” stated Special Director General (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar.
The encounter occurred on a day Ahmad was offered earlier than the court docket of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Prayagraj within the homicide case and was despatched to 14-day judicial custody.
How UP STF Tracked Asad?
Visuals confirmed two our bodies mendacity beside a motorcycle on the web site of the alleged encounter. An ambulance later took them away. STF officers stated Asad and Ghulam have been on the run for the reason that homicide of Umesh Pal on February 24. Several STF groups have been pressed to trace them down. On Thursday, they have been making an attempt to flee on a motorbike once they have been intercepted by an STF workforce in Jhansi, the officers stated, including they opened fireplace on the personnel and have been killed in retaliatory firing.
Foreign-Made Weapons Recovered
The UP police stated, “Sophisticated foreign-made weapons were recovered from the accused.” The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force workforce was led by deputy superintendents of police Navendu Kumar and Vimal Kumar. ”Asad, son of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and Ghulam S/o Maksudan, each needed within the Umesh Pal homicide case of Prayagraj and carrying a reward of Rupees 5 lakhs every; killed in an encounter with the UPSTF workforce led by DySP Navendu and DySP Vimal at Jhansi. Sophisticated foreign-made weapons recovered,” UP STF stated.
Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf Remanded To 14-Day Judicial Custody
Meanwhile, a Prayagraj court docket despatched gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf to 14-day judicial custody on Thursday in reference to the Umesh Pal homicide case. The two have been produced earlier than Chief Judicial Magistrate Dinesh Gautam at 11:10 am amid heavy safety they usually remained within the court docket for over two hours because the arguments proceeded.
Ahmad and Ashraf, alias Khalid Azim, will likely be stored in Naini jail in Prayagraj until April 26, stated advocate Vikram Singh, the counsel for Umesh Pal’s spouse Jaya.
Singh stated the arguments on the appliance for his or her police custody have been but to be accomplished.
Message To Criminals: UP DyCM
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya hailed the state Special Task Force on the encounter of Asad and his aide, and termed the motion, a “message to criminals”. While talking to ANI, Maurya stated, “I congratulate UP STF for this action. Police fired in retaliation after they (Asad and his aide Ghulam) fired upon them.” “It is a message to criminals that this is the new India. It is Yogi govt in UP, not Samajwadi Party in power which gave protection to criminals,” he stated.
