Ghazipur, July 25 -- In a crackdown under the state government's ongoing anti-mafia drive, the UP police have confiscated property worth Rs 60 lakh linked to Ravindra Narayan Singh, a business associate of Afsha Ansari, wife of jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari.
Afsha Ansari, who is currently absconding, carries a reward of Rs 50,000 on her arrest.
The seized land, measuring 0.071 hectares and located in Domanpura, Muhammadabad, in Ghazipur district was allegedly purchased using proceeds from organized crime. Singh is a partner in M/s Vikas Construction along with Afsha Ansari.
Acting on a report submitted by the City Kotwal to the Superintendent of Police on July 1, the District Magistrate ordered the confiscation of th...