New Delhi: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday referred to as gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad’s son Asad’s encounter a ‘faux’ one and mentioned that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) authorities is attempting to divert consideration from the true points. Taking to his official Twitter account, the previous Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister additionally mentioned that the BJP ‘doesn’t imagine’ within the court docket and demanded that right now’s and up to date encounters needs to be completely investigated.
In a tweet in Hindi, Akhilesh Yadav mentioned, “By doing fake encounters, the BJP government is trying to divert attention from the real issues. The BJP does not believe in the court at all. Today’s and recent encounters should also be thoroughly investigated and the culprits should not be spared. The power does not have the right to decide what is right or wrong. BJP is against the brotherhood.”
झूठे एनकाउंटर करके भाजपा सरकार सच्चे मुद्दों से ध्यान भटकाना चाह रही है। भाजपाई न्यायालय में विश्वास ही नहीं करते हैं। आजके व हालिया एनकाउंटरों की भी गहन जाँच-पड़ताल हो व दोषियों को छोड़ा न जाए। सही-गलत के फ़ैसलों का अधिकार सत्ता का नहीं होता है।
भाजपा भाईचारे के ख़िलाफ़ है।
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) April 13, 2023
His remarks got here hours after Asad Ahmed and his confederate Ghulam, each needed within the Umesh Pal homicide case, had been killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi.
They had been attempting to flee on a bike once they had been intercepted by an STF staff in Jhansi, the officers mentioned, including they opened fireplace on the personnel and had been killed in retaliatory firing.
Asad and Ghulam, who had been carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh every, had been on the run for the reason that homicide of Umesh Pal in Prayagraj.
Asad and Ghulam had been needed within the Umesh Pal homicide case and had been carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh every. Sophisticated foreign-made weapons had been recovered from the accused, says Special ADG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar. (File Photos: 1. Asad, 2. Ghulam) pic.twitter.com/0mbrD9vAuD
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 13, 2023
“Sophisticated foreign-made weapons were recovered from the accused,” Special Director General (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar mentioned, including the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force staff was led by deputy superintendents of police Navendu Kumar and Vimal Kumar.
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Umesh Pal, a key witness within the 2005 homicide case of then BSP MLA Raju Pal and his two police safety guards had been shot lifeless exterior his house in Prayagraj’s Dhoomanganj space on February 24 this 12 months.
His spouse Jaya Pal had filed a case on February 25 in opposition to Atiq Ahmad, his brother Ashraf, Asad, Ghulam, and others.
The daylight homicide on a busy avenue had raised questions over regulation and order in Uttar Pradesh and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had vowed within the state meeting that he’ll ‘destroy’ the mafia within the state.
Umesh Pal homicide case: Atiq Ahmad despatched to 14-day judicial custody
Asad’s encounter came about on a day when Atif Ahmed was introduced earlier than the court docket of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Prayagraj within the Umesh Pal homicide case and was despatched to 14-day judicial custody.
Atiq and his brother Ashraf, who was additionally despatched to 14-day judicial custody, had 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.
Ahmed and Ashraf, alias Khalid Azim, shall be saved in Naini jail in Prayagraj until April 26, mentioned advocate Vikram Singh, the counsel for Umesh Pal’s spouse Jaya.
Singh mentioned the arguments on the applying for his or her police custody had been but to be accomplished.
For the court docket listening to on Thursday, Ahmed, the 60-year-old former SP legislator, was introduced from Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat and Ashraf was introduced from Bareilly Jail.
This was the second time inside a month that Ahmed was introduced from the Gujarat Jail to Prayagraj through street for a court docket listening to.
Earlier on March 28, an MP-MLA court docket held Ahmed and two others responsible in reference to the kidnapping of Umesh Pal in 2006 and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for all times.
