An illegal house being demolished in Kasari Masari area
PRAYAGRAJ: Continuing with their drive against the history-sheeters and those who have constructed houses without the approval of the maps from Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), a team of PDA officials accompanied by heavy police force demolished houses of two close aides of jailed don and former MP Atiq Ahmad at Kasari Masari area on Saturday.
Both aides of Atiq Ahmad have serious cases lodged against them in Prayagraj and Kaushambi districts, officials said. PDA Zonal Officer Alok Pandey said that the houses were constructed under Luqman and Sabu in 2,500 square feet area on 100 feet road at Kasari Masari. No map was sanctioned for the constructions and they were illegal.
A joint team of PDA, police and district administration demolished the house of Abid Pradhan (above) and farmhouse of Mohd Muslim and Akbar in Dhoomanganj locality on Sunday (right)
Prayagraj: A joint team of Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), police and district administration on Sunday demolished two houses belonging to jailed don and former MP Atiq Ahmed’s key aides at Mariydeeh and Begum Sarai (Dhoomanganj, GT road) area in the city.
The joint team first razed the house of Abid Pradhan, a key member of Atiq Ahmad’s gang, at Mariydeeh in the afternoon.
The two-storey house was constructed illegally by Abid Pradhan on 600 square yards without getting the map sanctioned from the agency concerned. The huge house was estimated to be worth Rs 4 crore. The joint team reached Mariydeeh and started the demolition work while heavy deployment of police was made to tackle any untoward incident.
History-sheeter Ganesh Yadav’s house being demolished
PRAYAGRAJ: A joint team of Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), police and administrative officials demolished an illegal house owned by history-sheeter Ganesh Yadav in Jhunsi area of the city on Saturday.
Yadav has dozens of cases registered against him in several police stations of the district including Jhunsi and Sarai Inayat.
“The two-storey building was constructed on an area of around 700 square yard and the bungalow was around Rs 13-14 crore. This the 38th demolition drive undertaken by PDA,” said zonal officer Sat Shukla.
“We have inputs that the land, on which the building was constructed could be illegal and have started a probe. If the land does not belong to Yadav, it would be reinstated to its actual owner. If the property belonged to Yadav, it could be attached under the provisions of Gangster Act,” said Shukla.
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PRAYAGRAJ: The crackdown against over two dozen jailed gangsters, history-sheeters and mafias including ex-MP Atiq Ahmad by joint teams of police, district administration and Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), especially from August onwards, has resulted in a loss of over Rs 700 crore for them till now. Joint teams of PDA, police and administration claimed to have freed at least 34 prime properties from the clutches of gangsters, mafia dons and history-sheeters in the city, trans Ganga and Yamuna areas.
After the announcement made by chief minister Yogi Adityanath that land reclaimed from gangsters in the ongoing drive against the mafia will be used for constructing houses and given to poor, lawyers, teachers and media persons on “no profit and no loss basis,” the officials of Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) have drafted a blueprint to develop five plots freed as part of the drive at Panki ki tanki, Nawab Yusuf road, Lukerganj and Mehdauri areas
Prayagraj: Continuing its offensive against illegal properties owned by criminals and gangsters, a joint team of the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), police and district administration pulled down the house owned and constructed by history-sheeter Farhan in Bamrauli road area of the city on Friday. Farhan is a key aide of mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmad, said the police.
The team was accompanied by heavy police force along with para-military personnel and representatives of the district administration. The area was barricaded, and all routes leading to Farhan’s house was blocked before the drive was started.
Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) zonal officer Sat Shukla told TOI that Farhan’s property was constructed on 700 sq feet and no map was sanctioned for it. The value of the property was worth crores of rupees. Farhan has around two dozen criminal cases lodged against him at different police stations of the state, including that of extortion and murder. His na