Lucknow: As part of its crackdown on illegal empire of Atiq Ahmed, the Prayagraj police are all set to attach properties worth Rs 12.43 crore belonging to slain ganglord at Kathula Gauspur village in Sadar tehsil under the Gangsters Act.
Investigations have revealed that Atiq had allegedly purchased the properties of 14 people, spreading over 23,447 sqm, on August 14, 2015 at a throwaway price and got them registered in the name of a mason who recently informed the police in writing that he has nothing to do with the property and that it belonged to the slain gangster.
A senior police official said while probing a case registered under Gangsters Act in 2015 against Atiq, cops came to know about these issues.
Cops claimed that Atiq had accumulated these properties through illegal means and at that time the price of the same was around Rs 5 crore. Now, these lands were identified by the revenue department which calculated its worth to be around Rs 12.43 crore.
Following which, the DCP (City) has sent a report to the commissioner of police with an objective to attach the same under section 14 (1) of Gangsters Act.
Cops also claimed that they have been probing other properties of slain Atiq Ahmed gang. Once other illegal or benami properties of Atiq gang comes to light, they would also be confiscated.
