{"id":9229,"date":"2026-08-06T07:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9229"},"modified":"2026-08-06T07:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:45:58","slug":"former-gangster-politician-atiq-ahmeds-son-dies-in-car-crash-in-ups-jhansi-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9229","title":{"rendered":"Former gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed&#8217;s son dies in car crash in UP&#8217;s Jhansi | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132988200,imgsize-194035,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/132988200.jpg\" alt=\"Former gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's son dies in car crash in UP's Jhansi\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Deceased gangster-turned-politician <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/atiq-ahmed\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atiq Ahmed<\/a>\u2019s son Abaan was killed on Thursday after his speeding car collided with a divider in Jhansi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>His friend Sonu also died in the accident, the Jhansi SSP confirmed. <!-- -->According to police, all five occupants were travelling in a Hyundai Creta from Prayagraj towards Jhansi when the accident took place.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The accident comes years after a series of violent incidents involving members of Atiq Ahmed\u2019s family, including the deaths of his son Asad Ahmed, brother and Atiq himself.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Asad killed in UP STF encounter<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>On April 13, 2023, Atiq Ahmed\u2019s 19-year-old son Asad Ahmed and his alleged associate Ghulam were killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) near Jhansi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Both Asad and Ghulam carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh each. They were wanted in connection with the murder of lawyer Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Umesh Pal and his two police security guards were shot dead outside his home in Prayagraj\u2019s Dhoomanganj area on February 24, 2023.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The suspects in the case included Asad and four others, Armaan, Ghulam, Guddu Muslim and Sabir. Asad was named in the Umesh Pal murder case, while Ghulam had eight cases against him, according to police.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The encounter took place almost two months after the daylight killing of Umesh Pal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Atiq, Ashraf shot dead days later<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Two days after Asad\u2019s death, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj on April 15, 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The brothers were being taken for a medical examination when three attackers posing as mediapersons opened fire at close range. <!-- -->The assailants were caught by police at the spot and subsequently arrested.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>The attackers had reportedly brought an old camera and approached Atiq and Ashraf under the pretext of asking them questions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Atiq and Ashraf were being escorted by police when the shooting took place inside the premises of a hospital under the Shahganj police station area.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/former-gangster-politician-atiq-ahmeds-son-dies-in-car-crash-in-ups-jhansi\/articleshow\/132988200.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Deceased gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed\u2019s son Abaan was killed on Thursday after his speeding car collided with a divider in Jhansi.His friend Sonu also died in the accident, the Jhansi SSP confirmed. 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