Govt seizes slain gangster Atiq’s Rs 50-cr property

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Updated At : 12:29 PM Jul 18, 2024 IST

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Prayagraj, July 17

Slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s property worth about Rs 50 crore, allegedly brought using money earned from criminal activities, has been transferred to the government.

District Government Advocate (Criminal) Gulab Chandra Agrahari said Atiq had bought 2.377 hectares of land in the name of a mason Hoobalal from the earnings of crime. While registering the land in the name of Hoobalal, Atiq had said that if needed, he would get the land registered in his name.

Agrahari said the property was attached by the Police Commissioner Court under the Gangsters Act and three months were given to file a reply. But no evidence was presented by the party concerned as proof of ownership of the land.

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