Asad’s encounter has led to tensions in Uttar Pradesh politics. Asad, the prime accused in the murder case of Inter student Surya Chauhan from Ghaziabad, was killed by the police in an encounter. The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress parties are strongly criticizing the Yogi Adityanath government and the UP police over this incident. After Chauhan’s murder, efforts were made to nab Asad, who was on the run. Rs. 50,000 reward was also announced. However, Asad was injured in the early morning encounter on Sunday and later died while undergoing treatment.
Reacting to this incident, Samajwadi Party National Spokesperson Ameek Jamai alleged that the law and order situation in the state is bad. He said that the criminals are not afraid of the police and in such situations UP has to be handed over to the army. Congress spokesperson Umashankar Pandey questioned the encounter. He said that encounter is not the solution to crime control, criminals should be punished through legal process. They alleged that the government would use these means to cover up its failures.
Surya Chauhan was killed by Asad and his friends on the day of Bakrid. Asad and Surya are also friends. The police said that the dispute over the bike eventually turned into a murder. Police allege that Asad’s father instigated the murder. Police have arrested the accused in this case.