To identify slain mafia-politician Atiq Ahmed’s massive empire of illegal and benami properties, the Prayagraj police have now roped in data mining specialists who would work with both field and technical intelligence experts on the mission.
A team of expert cops are also keeping an eye on social media accounts of Atiq’s aides and supporters to identify and rein in any activity to revive Atiq’s gang and network.
Over three dozen persons, including white-collar people, are under scanner of police. The task force constituted to identify Atiq’s properties, including benami ones, has questioned four realtors till now following which names of some new persons who were in contact with mafia brothers have surfaced.
Police officials said that Atiq also made investments in projects of other realtors and builders. There may have been multiple bank transactions done into the accounts of Atiq and that of his kin during past many years. Moreover, IT returns may also have been filed by firms related to Atiq and those of his close aides.
In a bid to unearth cash transactions received and transferred to other bank accounts, help of data mining experts and special software is being taken.
{{/usCountry}}In a bid to unearth cash transactions received and transferred to other bank accounts, help of data mining experts and special software is being taken.
{{/usCountry}}The experts are analysing the bank account details of Atiq, his kin and associates, officials added.
DCP city Deepak Bhukar said besides collecting inputs about Atiq’s properties and assets manually, help of technical experts is also being taken. Experts are analysing bank account details, call details, IT records etc to collect clues and inputs about Atiq’s properties including the benami ones. Recently, police learnt about Atiq’s properties worth several crores in NCR region. The Prayagraj police is in contact with officials in NCR region, he added.