The son of gangster and former MP Atiq Ahmed was among two people gunned down by Uttar Pradesh police today in an encounter at Jhansi. Asad Ahmed and Ghulam were wanted in the murder of Umesh Pal, who was shot dead outside his Prayagraj home on February 24. "We thank chief minister Yogi Adityanath for giving justice to us, Umesh Pal's wife said. According to police, they opened fire at a team of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and were killed in retaliatory action. Sophisticated weapons, new cellphones and SIM cards have been recovered from them, police said.
