By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday stated it has connected seven immovable property of Uttar Pradesh gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari as a part of a cash laundering investigation towards him and his circle of relatives.
The homes, provisionally connected below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), are price Rs 1.48 crore (registry price) whilst their circle price on the time of registration used to be Rs 3.42 crore, the federal company stated in a commentary.
Ansari, a five-time former MLA, is these days lodged in a jail in Banda, Uttar Pradesh. The 59-year-old used to be wondered through the ED on this case ultimate yr.
The company had in August additionally raided the legitimate place of dwelling of his elder brother and BSP MP Afzal Ansari in Delhi and a few places in Ghazipur, Mohammadabad (in Ghazipur district), Mau and state capital Lucknow.
The cash laundering case towards Mukhtar Ansari stems from a couple of FIRs lodged through the Uttar Pradesh Police with the exception of two extra FIRs lodged towards an organization known as Vikas Structures (a partnership company) that used to be run through his spouse, two brothers-in-law and people.
The ED has alleged that the corporate used to be used for developing godowns on public and govt land after “encroaching” on them.
“The godowns had been built in Mau and Ghazipur districts of Uttar Pradesh. Vikas Building used to be being run through Afshan Ansari (spouse of Mukhtar Ansari) and her two brothers Atif Raza and Anwar Shahzad, an individual known as Ravindra Narayan Singh, and Zakir Hussain,” the ED stated.
“Uttar Pradesh Police has filed a rate sheet in some of the FIRs registered at Mau by which the entire companions of the company (Vikas Building) had been named as accused,” it stated.
The probe discovered, as in line with the company, that hire of Rs 15 crore used to be accumulated through Vikas Building from the Meals Company of India through renting out godowns “illegally” built through encroaching public/govt land at Mau and Ghazipur districts.
“This hire used to be additional used to buy immovable homes within the identify of Vikas Building and Afshan Ansari. Additional investigation to track the rest strategy of crime is below growth,” the ED stated.
Mukhtar Ansari is below the ED scanner in reference to no less than 49 legal circumstances booked towards him, together with the ones on fees of land grabbing, homicide and extortion. He faces trials in Uttar Pradesh in different circumstances, together with try to homicide and homicide.
The Ghazipur district management had seized two plots of land, measuring 1.901 hectares and valued at over Rs 6 crore, that had been bought the usage of alleged unlawful income of Mukhtar Ansari, consistent with the police.
In July, the Uttar Pradesh Police connected Afzal Ansari’s property price Rs 14.90 crore below the Gangster Act.
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday stated it has connected seven immovable property of Uttar Pradesh gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari as a part of a cash laundering investigation towards him and his circle of relatives.
The homes, provisionally connected below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), are price Rs 1.48 crore (registry price) whilst their circle price on the time of registration used to be Rs 3.42 crore, the federal company stated in a commentary.
Ansari, a five-time former MLA, is these days lodged in a jail in Banda, Uttar Pradesh. The 59-year-old used to be wondered through the ED on this case ultimate yr.
The company had in August additionally raided the legitimate place of dwelling of his elder brother and BSP MP Afzal Ansari in Delhi and a few places in Ghazipur, Mohammadabad (in Ghazipur district), Mau and state capital Lucknow.
The cash laundering case towards Mukhtar Ansari stems from a couple of FIRs lodged through the Uttar Pradesh Police with the exception of two extra FIRs lodged towards an organization known as Vikas Structures (a partnership company) that used to be run through his spouse, two brothers-in-law and people.
The ED has alleged that the corporate used to be used for developing godowns on public and govt land after “encroaching” on them.
“The godowns had been built in Mau and Ghazipur districts of Uttar Pradesh. Vikas Building used to be being run through Afshan Ansari (spouse of Mukhtar Ansari) and her two brothers Atif Raza and Anwar Shahzad, an individual known as Ravindra Narayan Singh, and Zakir Hussain,” the ED stated.
“Uttar Pradesh Police has filed a rate sheet in some of the FIRs registered at Mau by which the entire companions of the company (Vikas Building) had been named as accused,” it stated.
The probe discovered, as in line with the company, that hire of Rs 15 crore used to be accumulated through Vikas Building from the Meals Company of India through renting out godowns “illegally” built through encroaching public/govt land at Mau and Ghazipur districts.
“This hire used to be additional used to buy immovable homes within the identify of Vikas Building and Afshan Ansari. Additional investigation to track the rest strategy of crime is below growth,” the ED stated.
Mukhtar Ansari is below the ED scanner in reference to no less than 49 legal circumstances booked towards him, together with the ones on fees of land grabbing, homicide and extortion. He faces trials in Uttar Pradesh in different circumstances, together with try to homicide and homicide.
The Ghazipur district management had seized two plots of land, measuring 1.901 hectares and valued at over Rs 6 crore, that had been bought the usage of alleged unlawful income of Mukhtar Ansari, consistent with the police.
In July, the Uttar Pradesh Police connected Afzal Ansari’s property price Rs 14.90 crore below the Gangster Act.