Noida admin writes to all UP DMs for info on gangsters' properties

In a bid to further tighten the noose on financial sources of criminals, the Noida administration has written to all 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh requesting their cooperation in identifying and attaching properties of those booked under the Gangsters Act here, officials said Friday.

As many as 751 people have been booked under the stringent Gangstersand Anti-Social Activities (Prevention)Act, 1986 in Gautam Buddh Nagar since April 2017, the maximum for any district in the state, the officials said.

In last six months, 157 properties, both movable and immovable, of 122 gangsters have been attached by the administration here, District Magistrate Brajesh Narain Singh said.

Addressing a press conference along with district police chief Vaibhav Krishna, Singh said, "The move is aimed at bringing a procedural change in the system."
Once the details are shared, the information would provided to the district judge and the property attached. "If any claims are made on the property's ownership through legal procedure and they are justified, then okay otherwise, the property would remain attached."