Benami property valued at an estimate of Rs.12.5 cr is spread over an area of around 5.5 hectares
The Prayagraj administration on Monday seized slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad‘s benami property worth Rs.12.5 crore that he had allegedly acquired through illegal earnings, a senior police official said.
The action was taken under Section 14 (1) of the Gangster Act on the directions of the Police Commissioner, Commissionerate Prayagraj, said Varun Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dhumanganj.
The said benami property of Atiq Ahmad in Kathula Gauspur village under the Airport police station area was purchased in the name of a mason, Hoob Lal.
It is spread over an area of around 5.5 hectares and is valued at an estimated Rs.12.5 crore, Kumar added.
The ACP said it has been announced that the district administration has seized this property. Now, legal action will be taken against any person occupying it.
Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf, both named in more than 100 criminal cases, were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists while police personnel were escorting them to Colvin Hospital here for a medical examination on April 15.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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Rs. 12.5 crores ? Too small amount. It is equivalent to 3 nos. flats in a city. Not even worth to read such news. PGURUS should stop publishing any news of corruption …etc., if it is less than Rs. 1,000 crores for California law says less than US 950 police will not register the case.
PGURUS is a premium channel & should leave such below Rs.1,000 crores to evening newspapers or evening street channels to mention it.