Building owned by Don Kuntu razed in Azamgarh

Varanasi: A day after former block chief Ajit Singh, the prime witness in former MLA Sarvesh Singh Sipu murder case, was shot dead in Lucknow, a Rs 6.46 crore three-storied building belonging to jailed mafia don Dhruv Singh alias Kuntu was demolished by the administration in Azamgarh on Thursday. Kuntu is presently lodged in Azamgarh district jail in Sipu murder case.
Moreover, worried over the murder of Ajit, the slain MLA’s brother Santosh Singh, who is also a witness in Sipu murder case, met SP Azamgarh Sudhir Kumar Singh and demanded enhanced security to his family members claiming threat from Kuntu.He alleged that Kuntu was masterminding murders of witnesses like Ajit from Azamgarh jail.
SP Azamgarh said, “Security concerns of Santosh have been taken seriously. The security for him and his family will be reviewed and enhanced accordingly. No irregularities have been detected at Azamgarh jail. Things would become clear in police investigation in Ajit murder case.”
Confirming the demolition of Kuntu’s building, SP Azamgarh said, “The police had earlier confiscated Rs 8 crore properties of Kuntu under Gangster Act.”
Kuntu is lodged in jail for involvement in the killing of Samajwadi Party’s former MLA from Sagadi assembly area Sipu in July 2015. Apart from Sipu’s brother Santosh, former block chief Ajit was also a witness in Sipu murder case.