Uttar Pradesh STF arrested Afsar Ahmed, a close aide of slain gangster-politician Atique Ahmed, for facilitating a jail meeting that allegedly planned Umesh Pal’s murder. Wanted in a Bareilly case with a Rs 50,000 reward, he was captured in Delhi and sent to jail

Bareilly: The Prayagraj unit of the Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a close associate of slain mafia-turned-politician Atique Ahmed, who was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000, officials said on Thursday.

A senior police officer said the STF team apprehended the accused, Afsar Ahmed, from the Amar Colony area of Delhi on Wednesday. He was wanted in a case registered at the Bithri Chainpur police station in Bareilly, where the reward was announced for his arrest.

After his arrest, he was brought to Bareil

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