₹14.2-cr properties of Mukhtar aide attached in Ghazipur

Similarly, property worth ₹13 crore of Ansari’s another aide, Haji Mukhtar, was attached under the provisions of the Gangsters Act in Mau on August 24, said police

LUCKNOW In continuation with the crackdown on jailed criminal-turned- politician Mukhtar Ansari’s gang, four properties worth ₹14.20 crore of his aide, Ganesh Dutt Mishra, were attached under the provisions of the Gangsters Act in eastern UP’s Ghazipur district on Wednesday.

On August 19, property worth ₹12 crore of Mukhtar’s brother and Bahujan Samaj Party MP, Afzal Ansari, was attached in Macha village in Ghazipur. (Pic for representation)

SP (Ghazipur) Botre Rohan Pramod completed the process of property attachment after making a public announcement in this regard in Rajepur Dehati locality. Mishra, an active member of the Mukhtar Ansari gang, had procured huge wealth through illegal activities over the past many years. In the past four months, his properties worth ₹63 crore were attached, said the officer.

Similarly, property worth ₹13 crore of Ansari’s another aide, Haji Mukhtar, was attached under the provisions of the Gangsters Act in Mau district on August 24, said another senior police official.

On August 19, property worth ₹12 crore of Mukhtar’s brother and Bahujan Samaj Party MP, Afzal Ansari, was attached in Macha village in Ghazipur. This property is a huge chunk of land (1, 47,465.6 sq ft) on which a two-storey building and a tin shed had been constructed.