The Ghazipur district administration attached a benami property worth over Rs 5 crore of 'IS 191 gang’ and don-turned-politico Mukhtar Ansari on Wednesday.
As per an official communique, the district magistrate of Ghazipur, after considering the investigation report of Ghazipur police, took action under Section 14(1) of Gangsters Act. It was informed that the attached property is situated on commercial land located at Mohalla Babadi in Ghazipur and is registered in Revenue department records in the name of Anwar Shahzad and Sarjeel Raza, who are brothers-in-law of Mukhtar Ansari.
Sources said that as Raza was planning to sell the said property, hence the administration swung into action and carried out the formalities on Wednesday. The area of this land is 0.3134 hectares and its market value is worth Rs 5.10 crore.
SP of Ghazipur, Ram Badan Singh, said, "Mukhtar Ansari's relative had some illegal commercial land in the Babedi area of the district which was attached on Wednesday. The relative is also a member of Ansari's gang. Action was taken in accordance with the provisions of Gangsters Act under which Ansari has been booked. The land attached was purchased using income from illegal activities."
Meanwhile, the Home department said that properties worth Rs 65 crore of Mukhtar Ansari have been attached so far in several districts across the state. Also, properties worth Rs 109 crore belonging to the don-turned-politico have been bulldozed so far.
Ansari is currently lodged at Banda District Jail.