Controversial Encounters: Insights from Top Officials and Politicians
TL;DR
The son of former MP and gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, who was killed in a police encounter in Jhansi on Thursday, had fired the first bullet, a senior police officer told NDTV on Thursday, refuting allegations of a staged killing. Asad Ahmad and his associate Ghulam, who were wanted for the murder of a key witness in a 2005 case involving their father, were shot dead by the Special Task Force (STF) of the state police after they allegedly fired at the officers.
- Gangster's Son, Killed In Encounter, Fired First Bullet: Top Cop To NDTV NDTV
- 'I Really Don't Understand Why The Questions Are Being Raised...': BJP MLA | Asad's Encounter India Today
- 'Have direct connections with Pakistan's ISI, Lashkar-e-Taiba': UP Police chargesheet mentions Atiq Ahmed Times of India
- Asaduddin Owaisi On UP Encounter: "You Are Tearing Apart Rule of Law" NDTV
- Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad killed: What SC, human rights commission have said on encounters The Indian Express
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