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Meanwhile, bodies of Atiq's son Asad Ahmed and his associate Ghulam Hussain were brought to Prayagraj by road under heavy police security on Saturday morning for their burial.

Atiq Ahmeds son Asad and his aide Ghulam, both of whom were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, were killed in an encounter by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Jhansi on Thursday. 

The Uttar Pradesh police claimed in the FIR that it had recovered pistols, bullet shells, live bullets, motorcycles, and other evidence from the shootout spot. 

The Uttar Pradesh police claimed in the FIR that it had recovered pistols, bullet shells, live bullets, motorcycles, and other evidence from the shootout spot. 

Amid attacks from the Opposition over the killing of arrested gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's son, Asad, in an exchange of fire in Haryana's Jhansi on Thursday, the UP's Special Task Force (STF) personnel on Friday condemned the killing of Umesh Pal, calling it an assualt on the state's criminal justice system.

Asad Ahmed Encounter: Shanti Devi, slain lawyer Umesh Pal’s mother, thanked Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and expressed her full faith in the Uttar Pradesh government. -- aaa

While addressing the state assembly on Feb 25, UP CM had warned that he would completely eliminate the mafia from the state.

"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," Maurya said.

Tomar said that Uttar Pradesh has a Bharatiya Janata Party government and where there is BJP, there is rule of law.

Atiq Ahmeds son Asad and his aide Ghulam had a reward of Rs 5 lakh on their heads. Asad Ahmed had been captured by a CCTV camera during the attack on Umesh Pal and was on the run.