VARANASI: Troubles for jailed mafia don Mukhtar Ansari are set to extend as the police have launched a probe into the potential hyperlinks of his gang members with the shooters concerned within the sensational Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj.
Speaking to TOI on Tuesday, ADG (Varanasi zone) Ram Kumar admitted {that a} drive is being carried out in Ghazipur to know the whereabouts of the members and shooters of Mukhtar gang. “As part of this drive, police have been visiting the locations of gangsters and members of Mukhtar gang since Monday. Chitrakoot police had additionally come right here on Sunday to go looking the properties of his jailed daughter-in-law Nikhat Ansari and her driver Niyaz in Mohammadabad and Revatipur areas, respectively, and returned after amassing related data.”
The officers clarified that this drive has no hyperlinks with the investigations underway within the Umesh Pal murder case as separate groups are probing the sensational killing. Nevertheless, police are attempting their finest to discover hyperlinks of Mukhtar’s family and gang members who’ve been in shut contact with jailed mafia don Atiq Ahmed, the prime accused in Pal murder case, as effectively as his household and gang members.
After main a search drive in Mau district jail on Sunday, SP Mau Avinash Pandey mentioned that it was a routine month-to-month inspection of the jail. “However, the barrack during which Mansoor Ansari, co-accused with jailed MLA from Mau and Mukhtar’s son Abbas Ansari in a hate speech case is saved, was inspected totally.”
The officers had taken observe of Mansoor, as earlier than touchdown in jail after failing to get interim bail from court docket within the hate speech case, he was staying in Prayagraj and it’s suspected that he was involved of the household and gang members of Atiq there.
Whereas the Ghazipur cops reached the locations of Mukhtar’s shooters like Angad Rai, who’s presently out of jail on bail, Amit Rai and different members, Chitrakoot police additionally searched the homes of Abbas’s spouse Nikahat and her driver Niyaz, who had been arrested in Chitrakoot after she was caught contained in the jail with out entry in guests’ register on February 11. Although the police couldn’t get any objectionable article from her place, they seized a SUV, money Rs 4 lakh, paperwork recovered after digging the ground of home and lots of different articles from the place of Niyaz after interrogating his father and cousin brother repeatedly.
“Zone cops usually are not related to the continuing investigations concerning Nikhat Ansari case or Pal murder, they’ve been requested to increase all assist in case investigators search any cooperation,” mentioned the ADG.
Even earlier than the drive to examine his gang members was launched and their hyperlinks with Pal murder case may begin, Masood Alam, uncle of Mukhtar’s spouse Afsha Ansari, and a resident of Saiyyedbada space in Ghazipur, lodged an FIR with Kotwali police station under part 406 (legal breach of belief), 420 (dishonest), 386 (extortion by placing an individual in concern of demise) and 506 (legal intimidation) of IPC on February 24, alleging that she and her brothers together with Atif Raza, Jakir Hussain and Anwar Shehzad had grabbed his firm ‘Vikas Development’ by turning into companions with out following prescribed authorized norms after issuing threats of dire penalties to him in 2010.
“Different companions, who had been founders of this firm, couldn’t oppose Afsha Ansari’s bid because of the terror of Mukhtar,” mentioned Masood, including, “His share of Rs 76 lakh within the firm was additionally grabbed by them. I used to be upset after the demise of my son in 2015 and most popular to sit down silently. However, now I would like justice,” mentioned Masood in his criticism.
A lot of the immovable properties garnered by Mukhtar gang by grabbing authorities land in Ghazipur and Mau had been owned by Vikas Development led by Afsha Ansari, who was booked in instances of embezzlement and different legal actions since 2016 earlier than being booked under the Gangster Act. These properties like land of gram sabha had been utilised for industrial advantages by giving on hire to companies like FCI for warehousing and others.
Speaking to TOI on Tuesday, ADG (Varanasi zone) Ram Kumar admitted {that a} drive is being carried out in Ghazipur to know the whereabouts of the members and shooters of Mukhtar gang. “As part of this drive, police have been visiting the locations of gangsters and members of Mukhtar gang since Monday. Chitrakoot police had additionally come right here on Sunday to go looking the properties of his jailed daughter-in-law Nikhat Ansari and her driver Niyaz in Mohammadabad and Revatipur areas, respectively, and returned after amassing related data.”
The officers clarified that this drive has no hyperlinks with the investigations underway within the Umesh Pal murder case as separate groups are probing the sensational killing. Nevertheless, police are attempting their finest to discover hyperlinks of Mukhtar’s family and gang members who’ve been in shut contact with jailed mafia don Atiq Ahmed, the prime accused in Pal murder case, as effectively as his household and gang members.
After main a search drive in Mau district jail on Sunday, SP Mau Avinash Pandey mentioned that it was a routine month-to-month inspection of the jail. “However, the barrack during which Mansoor Ansari, co-accused with jailed MLA from Mau and Mukhtar’s son Abbas Ansari in a hate speech case is saved, was inspected totally.”
The officers had taken observe of Mansoor, as earlier than touchdown in jail after failing to get interim bail from court docket within the hate speech case, he was staying in Prayagraj and it’s suspected that he was involved of the household and gang members of Atiq there.
Whereas the Ghazipur cops reached the locations of Mukhtar’s shooters like Angad Rai, who’s presently out of jail on bail, Amit Rai and different members, Chitrakoot police additionally searched the homes of Abbas’s spouse Nikahat and her driver Niyaz, who had been arrested in Chitrakoot after she was caught contained in the jail with out entry in guests’ register on February 11. Although the police couldn’t get any objectionable article from her place, they seized a SUV, money Rs 4 lakh, paperwork recovered after digging the ground of home and lots of different articles from the place of Niyaz after interrogating his father and cousin brother repeatedly.
“Zone cops usually are not related to the continuing investigations concerning Nikhat Ansari case or Pal murder, they’ve been requested to increase all assist in case investigators search any cooperation,” mentioned the ADG.
Even earlier than the drive to examine his gang members was launched and their hyperlinks with Pal murder case may begin, Masood Alam, uncle of Mukhtar’s spouse Afsha Ansari, and a resident of Saiyyedbada space in Ghazipur, lodged an FIR with Kotwali police station under part 406 (legal breach of belief), 420 (dishonest), 386 (extortion by placing an individual in concern of demise) and 506 (legal intimidation) of IPC on February 24, alleging that she and her brothers together with Atif Raza, Jakir Hussain and Anwar Shehzad had grabbed his firm ‘Vikas Development’ by turning into companions with out following prescribed authorized norms after issuing threats of dire penalties to him in 2010.
“Different companions, who had been founders of this firm, couldn’t oppose Afsha Ansari’s bid because of the terror of Mukhtar,” mentioned Masood, including, “His share of Rs 76 lakh within the firm was additionally grabbed by them. I used to be upset after the demise of my son in 2015 and most popular to sit down silently. However, now I would like justice,” mentioned Masood in his criticism.
A lot of the immovable properties garnered by Mukhtar gang by grabbing authorities land in Ghazipur and Mau had been owned by Vikas Development led by Afsha Ansari, who was booked in instances of embezzlement and different legal actions since 2016 earlier than being booked under the Gangster Act. These properties like land of gram sabha had been utilised for industrial advantages by giving on hire to companies like FCI for warehousing and others.