Vehicles of Mukhtar’s henchman seized

Varanasi: Mau police on Thursday seized SUVs and other vehicles of over Rs 1 crore from Bhiti area in the district under a drive to destroy economic empire of jailed mafia don and MLA Mukhtar Ansari and his henchmen by confiscating their movable and immovable properties procured with the help of illegally earned money.
These vehicles belonged to one Suresh Singh, who had been booked under Gangster Act on May 31 and is currently lodged in jail. Earlier, his four buses of Rs 86 lakhs had also been seized on September 1.
ADG Varanasi zone Brij Bhushan said that Suresh belonged to a gang involved in extortion trade. During the action of Mau police in June, he had fallen in police net and was booked under the Gangster Act. Later, police collected details of his assets created with the help of money earned from illegal sources.
After collecting the details, initially his four buses were seized and on Thursday police completed the process of seizure of three buses, two SUVs, a car and three two-wheelers worth of Rs 1.05 crore.
Ansari’s henchmen in east UP region are facing the heat of police action especially after May 31. The men in khaki have not only targeted persons involved in extortion trade and grabbing contracts in government departments, but their monopoly in fish and meat trade has also been challenged.
Lands of government and individuals grabbed by the family members and henchmen of Mukhtar have also been freed. As per police records, before the action initiated against Suresh Singh in three days a loss of Rs 111 crores had already been caused to Mukhtar in the series of actions took place in the last three months.