UP: Sitapur don’s properties worth over Rs 75cr seized

LUCKNOW: Properties worth over Rs 75 crore of gangster Mujeeb Ahmad and his brothers were seized in Sitapur on Saturday night.
The police said that over 60 criminal cases were registered against Mujeeb and his brothers in police stations of Ramkot, Maholi, Kotwali, Aliya in the district. Saturday's seizure was also the biggest single-day strike against any criminal by the UP police.
Superintendent of Police, Sitapur, RP Singh said that the Mujeeb along with his brothers Hasin and Ahmad Hussain had wreaked havoc in the district.Mujeeb and his brothers were carrying out extortion rackets and indulged in smuggling of psychotropic substances. They had also encroached upon government lands. Mujeeb used to realise ‘hafta’ from shopkeepers and businessmen and his henchmen also operated illegal bus and taxi stands in the district, said the SP.
“In an extensive operation, we have seized three-gram sabha lands measuring nine-hectare each, four shops of nagar palikas, 22 residences, eight brick kilns, a poultry farm and four SUVs, totalling over 75 crore. The SP further said that Mujeeb and his brothers were operating in the district for over 31 years. They used to purchase properties in the names of their distant relatives.