The ministry of house affairs (MHA) is maintaining a tally of legislation and order-related developments in Uttar Pradesh after the murders of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf by three assailants on Saturday, individuals acquainted with the event stated on Monday.
Prohibitory orders beneath part 144 of the felony process code (CrPC) proceed to be imposed in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh since Saturday whereas police are sustaining further vigil in delicate areas and checking automobiles in numerous locations.
Part 144 empowers an government Justice of the Peace to difficulty orders for disallowing meeting of 5 or extra individuals and apprehend individuals in case of nuisance or if hazard is anticipated.
The officers cited above stated the ministry was in contact with the state authorities and police officers on the law-and-order state of affairs.
“No incidents of any unrest have been reported to this point,” stated an officer, who requested to not be named.
The MHA has not sought any particular report from the state authorities on the murders of Atiq Ahmad and his brother on Saturday, however a second officer cited above stated a “common incident report” on any crime is often shared by each state with the ministry.
Former member of Parliament (MP) Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf have been killed in full view of TV digicam crews round 10pm on Saturday by three assailants recognized as Sunny Singh, Lavlesh Tiwari and Arun Maurya.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed 100 ‘benami’ (not registered in his title) properties of the gangster-turned-politician acquired between 2012 and 2017 by wielding muscle energy, company officers stated.
The monetary crimes probe company had carried out a two-day raid on Wednesday and Thursday on Atiq Ahmad and his associates as a part of a cash laundering probe.
Other than benami properties, the ED seized money totalling ₹84.68 lakh, gold bars value ₹60 lakh, gold and diamond jewelry value ₹2.8 crore and numerous digital units containing essential particulars.
The ED was probing the gangster and his associates beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA).
“The search motion concluded on Thursday, throughout which each residential and agricultural properties immediately within the title of Atiq Ahmad have been seized from the residence of an advocate,” stated an ED officer, who requested to not be named.
Total, this officer stated, they’ve “unearthed over 100 benami properties of Atiq Ahmad, which had been acquired primarily from FY2012-13 to FY2016-17.”
“These properties are located in Prayagraj, Lucknow and different locations and bought within the names of Atiq’s associates and different individuals,” he stated.
The ED stated it’s protecting names of consumers and sellers “secret” attributable to safety issues.
Apart from benami properties, the ED additionally discovered paperwork pertaining to almost 200 financial institution accounts and 50 shell entities used for laundering of ill-gotten cash generated out of extortion, land grabbing and different felony actions, aside from money transactions value greater than ₹50 crore.