Ghazipur (UP), December 18

Properties value Rs 8 crore registered within the identify of a member of the family and an in depth aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari have been connected in Lucknow below the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, police stated on Sunday.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Omveer Singh advised reporters {that a} plot of land within the identify of Ansari’s mom and one other in identify of the spouse of his shut aide Ejajul Ansari, each positioned in Lucknow’s Dalibagh space, have been connected on Saturday by a workforce headed by Mohammadabad Circle Officer SB Singh.

“The total value of the plots is estimated to be around Rs 8 crore. The properties were bought by Mukhtar Ansari using money earned from the criminal activities of his gang,” the SP stated.

The workforce that connected the plots had sought the assistance of an area workforce of the Lucknow Police Commissionerate for finishing up the train.

The orders for the attachment of properties have been issued by Ghazipur District Magistrate Aryaka Akhouri.