Admin, police move to choke finances of 'organised crime' threatening biz in Noida

As many as 128 members of three criminal gangs have been booked under the Gangsters Act, officials said on Monday, as the police and the administration in Gautam Buddh Nagar initiated proceedings to attach their properties in a bid to choke their finances.

The action comes in the wake of a police analysis of Sundar Bhati, Randeep Bhati and Anil Dujana gangs which concluded that they have outgrown their traditional approach and were now working like a "holding firm with subsidiaries in crime sector".

Three fresh FIRs under the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 have been registered against 54 members of the Sunder Bhati gang, 40 members of the Randeep Bhati gang and 33 members of the Anil Dujana Gang, officials said.

District Magistrate Brajesh Narain Singh said, "In pursuance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's instructions, the administration has approved proceedings under the Gangsters Act against these criminal elements."