Mau District Magistrate Arun Kumar ordered the confiscation of properties worth Rs 2 crores of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's close aide Haji Rafiq Ahmad under the Gangster Act on Tuesday.
Police Station Jajmau has taken action against 5 people including SP MLA from Kanpur Irfan Solanki and his brother Rizwan Solanki under the Gangster Act for committing crimes by forming an organized gang.
Properties of former Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Deep Narayan Singh Yadav worth around Rs 130 crore were seized under the Gangsters Act on Monday in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh.
For effective action against criminals and to control crime, Uttarakhand Police will confiscate the illegally acquired property of the accused of all the cases filed under the Gangster Act in the state from December 1.
The miscreant, identified as Jai Kishan alias Rohit, hailing from Bihar and currently living in Azad Nagar, Delhi, is a mobile snatcher who has earlier been jailed under the Gangster Act and was recently released, the police said.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], April 9 (ANI): In a special operation against gangster activities, Amritsar Rural Police arrested 16 people with criminal links on Saturday and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession, Punjab Police said.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 5 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police is preparing to invoke the Gangster Act against Samajwadi Party workers who were arrested for allegedly vandalising a car and "trying to disrupt the electoral process" during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kanp
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 25 (ANI): The Sambhal district administration on Sunday attached property worth Rs 1.25 crore that belonged to jailed gangsters Shamshad and Shareef Pehelwan, said police.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 14 (ANI): In its continuing drive against the mafia, Uttar Pradesh made arrests of 2,281 people and seized or demolished properties amounting to around Rs 1,900 crore under the Gangster Act, said the state government on Tuesday.