Assets worth Rs 25 crore of former MP Atiq Ahmed seized

The Yogi Adityanath government on Thursday tightened its grip on mafia don-turned-politician, former Samajwadi Party MP Atiq Ahmed. Five properties of Ahmed worth nearly Rs 25 crore have been attached in Prayagraj. Along with this, other assets are also being seized. Prayagraj Senior Superintendent of Police Abhishek Dixit said, "Action has been initiated to attach five properties worth 25 crore of former strongman and MP Atiq Ahmed. The assets acquired through crime were attached at the behest of the District Magistrate. These include two houses worth two-and-a-half crore in Chakiya, two properties worth two-and-a half crore in Om Prakash Sabhasad Nagar and Kalindipuram and a property worth Rs 20 crore in the Civil lines, MG Road." (IANS)

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