In the context of the recent developments in Umesh Pal’s murder case, a video of a news report by Republic Bharat is being widely shared on social media, claiming that one of the accused, former MP Atique Ahmed’s Son Asad Ahmad has been arrested by the police. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Asad Ahmed, one of the accused in the Umesh Pal’s murder case has been arrested.
Fact: As per the media reports, Asad Ahmed, who has been accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, has not yet been arrested. However, on 16 March 2023, Police have arrested Qayum Ansari in Nepal for allegedly helping Asad Ahmed and other shooters of Umesh Pal to escape to Nepal. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
After conducting an internet search with appropriate keywords, we were able to locate the original video, which was uploaded on Republic Bharat’s YouTube channel on 17 March 2023. According to the news report, Asad’s whereabouts have been traced to Nepal and the Special Taskforce Police (STF) are currently making efforts to apprehend both him and the other accused, Ghulam.
However, according to the latest media reports, on 16 March 2023, STF arrested Qayum Ansari in Nepal for allegedly helping Asad Ahmed and other shooters of Umesh Pal to escape to Nepal.
To sum it up, Asad Ahmed, who has been accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, has not yet been arrested.
