Prayagraj: The district administration attached 37 bigha land owned by former MP and jailed don Atiq Ahmed which was being illegally used for commercial construction in Nasirpur Silna area of Dhoomanganj on Friday. The move comes after authorities seized and razed several illegal properties owned by Ahmed and his close associates in the city over the past few months.
A notice board was put up at the site with a copy of the order of attachment.
Station house office (Dhoomanganj) Arun Chaturvedi said, “Following the instructions of the district magistrate, 37 bigha land belonging to former MP Atiq Ahmed was attached in Nasirpur Silna area.”
The announcement about the attachment of property was made and residents were informed about the order. Earlier, the district administration had seized and attached many properties owned by the don-turned-politician in different areas of Prayagraj district. Demolition drives on his properties including his ancestral house and a cold storage were also carried out under the provisions of the Gangster Act. Besides, illegally constructed houses owned by many of his relatives and associates were also razed by the administration over the last few months.