Benami properties of slain mafia Atiq Ahmad seized by Revenue-Tax division in Prayagraj | Lucknow Information

LUCKNOW: The Revenue-Tax division of the UP area has taken additional motion towards the deceased mafia determine Atiq Ahmad. It has connected a number of land parcels in Prayagraj district which are held by a safety guard who holds a Under Poverty Line (BPL) card.
The division suspects that these properties are benami, which means they’re held by somebody on behalf of Atiq Ahmad, his household, and his gang, who’re thought of beneficiaries of those priceless properties.
This motion marks step one by the division’s benami prohibition unit (BPU) in Lucknow towards Atiq Ahmad. This follows a earlier motion towards jailed mafia member Mukhtar Ansari, the place properties price Rs 12 crore had been connected underneath an operation codenamed “Panther.”
Atiq Ahmad and his brother Khalid Azim, also referred to as Ashraf, had been killed earlier this yr by three assailants whereas being taken for a well being checkup by the police in Prayagraj.
In response to sources throughout the Revenue-tax division, an individual named Suraj Pal, residing in Prayagraj district, is recognized because the ‘benamidar’ or the holder of those benami properties, owned by Atiq Ahmad and his gang.
Pal, who was a safety guard for Mohammad Ashraf, a relative of Ahmad’s slain brother Khalid Azim, holds a BPL ration card. The tax authorities summoned Pal, and upon his failure to look, they issued an order to provisionally connect six land parcels in Prayagraj, collectively valued at over Rs 4.5 crore.
An examination of Suraj Pal’s earnings tax returns revealed a big enhance in his earnings and belongings over 5 years, from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 6.16 crore between 2018-19 and 2022-23.
The Revenue-tax division suspects that Atiq Ahmad, his household, and associates, together with Mohammad Ashraf, are the precise house owners of those belongings.
Mohammad Ashraf, Pal’s employer, has a historical past of alleged involvement in severe crimes and has been named in a number of police FIRs alongside Atiq Ahmad.
Moreover, Mohammad Ashraf and his father-in-law Mohammad Rafiq had been co-accused in a police case involving the kidnapping of Umesh Pal, a key witness within the homicide case of MLA Raju Pal.
On this homicide case, Atiq Ahmad and his brother Khalid Azim had been the first accused.