Former member of Legislative Council, Mahmood Ali, was arrested from Mumbai by Saharanpur police, officials said on Sunday.
According to the police, Mahmood Ali was arrested in Mumbai late on Saturday night. He is the brother of former MLC Haji Iqbal, allegedly a member of a mining mafia.
A senior police official said that Mahmood was presented in a court in Mumbai, and efforts were on to bring him to Saharanpur on remand.
Senior Superintendent of Police Vipin Tada said that two days ago the police had announced a reward of Rs 25,000 each on Haji Iqbal and his brother Mahmood Ali, who were wanted in different cases.
He added that efforts were on to search out Haji Iqbal. Three sons of Haji Iqbal have already been arrested in different cases.The SSP also said that cases were registered against Haji Iqbal, his brother and family members in different FIRs and efforts were on to arrest them.
Both the brothers have been BSP MLCs. Haji Iqbal was an MLC from 2010 to 2016, while Mahmood Ali was an MLC from 2016 to 2022.
It may be mentioned that mining mafia Haji Iqbal had become close to the then Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati due to his immense wealth. Haji Iqbal became MLC in 2010 on a BSP ticket on money power to make a stronghold in the ministry and secretariat.
Not only this, when his term ended in 2016, Haji Iqbal got his younger brother Mahmood Ali elected as MLC.
Recently, the Saharanpur administration started a crackdown on his family and several cases which include those under the Gangsters Act, were registered against them besides a case of money laundering by the sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate.
His assets worth several crores of rupees have been attached by the police while local administration demolished his huge bungalow worth over Rs 2 crore.