After gangster Atiq Ahmed's son and one other who are wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, were killed in a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav slammed the state government and called it a "fake encounter".
"By doing false encounters, the BJP government is trying to divert attention from the real issues. The BJP does not believe in the court at all," he said.
"Asad and Ghulam were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj and were carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh each. They were killed in an encounter with an UP STF team," said Special Additional Director General (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar.
Akhilesh Yadav said that the encounter must be thoroughly investigated and the culprits should not be spared. "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," he said adding that the BJP is against brotherhood.
Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder case of then BSP MLA Raju Pal, and his two police security guards were shot dead outside his home in Prayagraj's Dhoomanganj area on February 24 this year.
