Continuing its crackdown against gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, his relatives and associates, the Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday initiated stern action against his brother Afzal Ansari, who is a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP from Ghazipur.
The district administration in Ghazipur attached property allegedly owned by Afzal in connection with the cases registered against him under the UP Gangsters Act. Sources said that the total value of the attached property is about Rs 15 crore. Till now, Mukhtar’s property worth billions has been either attached or demolished following the Yogi Adityanath government orders. From Ghazipur to Lucknow, property worth billions of Mukhtar and his henchmen has also been demolished.
According to information, the Ghazipur DM on Sunday ordered attachment of four properties of Afzal Ansari in the district. The action was seen as a big crackdown as till now, only the property of Mukhtar Ansari, his sons and his wife besides some of his close associates named with him in the Gangsters Act had been confiscated.
Last year, Mukhtar’s Paris Plaza (Ghazipur Tiraha of Mau) was demolished. According to the information, the plaza was inaugurated by an IAS officer.
Mukhtar’s property worth Rs 24 crore has also been confiscated in Mau under the Gangsters Act and according to the information, this property was registered in the name of his mother. However, later the property was transferred in the name of his sons. Thereafter, the district administration had confiscated the said property.