Asad along with his associate Ghulam, both of whom were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, were shot dead in an encounter with Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in Jhansi today.
"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.
A police van carrying convicted gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf on Thursday arrived at Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in Prayagraj in connection to the Umesh Pal murder case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 75 lakhs of Indian and foreign currency as well as some documents pertaining to nearly 200 bank accounts and 50 shell entities from the premises of jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his associates.
Delhi Education Minister Atishi on Wednesday visited the Delhi Sports School which is set to open its doors to students in July and took stock of all the preparations.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at 15 locations in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation against gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and those linked to him, sources said.
Jailed gangster Atiq Ahmed, who was being taken to Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj from Gujarat's Sabarmati Jail, on Wednesday thanked the media and said it is because of the media that he is safe.
Criminal-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed accused in the Umesh Pal murder case will be brought to Prayagraj from Sabarmati Jail on Tuesday, said officials.