VARANASI: The police confiscated jailed gangster-turned-MLA Mukhtar Ansari’s property worth Rs 24 crore in Mau district on Wednesday under the Gangster Act.
The confiscation was done in compliance with the district magistrate’s order of June 7.
ADG Varanasi zone Brij Bhushan said earlier police actions have caused a loss of over Rs 263 crore to Mukhtar and his gang.
Mukhtar had bought a piece of land in Dakshintola area of Mau in the name of his mother Rabia Begum in 2015, said police.
After Rabia’s death, the property was inherited by Mukhtar’s sons Abbas and Umar.
There are two constructed buildings and one underconstruction building on this piece of land, which is situated near a four-lane road.
UP: Mukhtar Ansari’s assets of Rs 24cr in Mau seized
