Slain Asad Ahmed, son of dreaded gangster Atiq Ahmed, will be buried on Friday in Prayagraj at the family burial ground used by don-politician’s family. He will be buried next to the resting place of his grandfather, sources said. Asad and Atiq’s close aide Ghulam were gunned down by Uttar Pradesh police in an encounter in Jhansi on Thursday. Both were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case and had a reward of Rs 5 lakh on their heads. Asad was last seen in a CCTV footage doing rounds, where he was seen attacking Pal. He had been on the run since. Police said that Asad’s body would be handed over to his family members after postmortem. However, there has been a suspense over the location as officials have been changing the location since morning. Sources initially said that the body would be handed over in Jhansi. They then said that there’s a last minute change and the body will be brought to Prayagraj by the police and then handed over to distant relatives there. now learnt that Prayagraj police has again informed Asad’s relatives to take the body from Jhansi, as they will not bring the mortal remains to the city. Asad’s grave has been dug at the same ‘kabristan’ in Kasari Masari village in Chakiya area of Prayagraj, where his grandfather was laid to rest. Meanwhile, close aide Ghulam’s family members have refused to accept his mortal remains, saying that they abide by law and cannot accept a criminal’s body. A relative also claimed that someone had “brainwashed him".
