Mukhtar Ansari has been a five-time MLA from the Mau assembly constituency of UP. (file)
Lucknow:
An official statement said on Sunday that the police have attached land worth Rs 3.50 crore of the mother of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur district.
The statement said that under the Gangster Act, 811 square meters of land located in Mahua Bagh worth Rs 3.50 crore and registered in the name of Rabia Khatoon, mother of gang leader Mukhtar Ansari, has been attached. To the police
According to officials, properties worth Rs 60 crore of Mukhtar Ansari and his relatives have been attached so far, while properties worth Rs 100 crore of his associates and gang members have been vandalised. There are many criminal cases registered against Mukhtar Ansari in different districts of the state.
Mukhtar Ansari has been a five-time MLA from Mau constituency from 1996 to 2022. However, he did not contest the assembly elections this year. His son Abbas Ansari contested from Mau seat this time on SBSP (Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party) ticket under the SP-led alliance and won the election.
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