<p>Prayagraj: The district administration here on Monday seized slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's benami property worth Rs 12.5 crore that he had allegedly acquired through illegal earnings, a senior official said.</p>.<p>The action was taken under Section 14 (1) of the Gangster Act on the directions of the police commissioner, Commissionerate Prayagraj, said Varun Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dhumanganj.</p>.<p>The said benami property of Ahmad in Kathula Gauspur village under the Airport police station area was purchased in the name of a mason, Hoob Lal. It is spread over an area of around 5.5 hectares and is valued at an estimated Rs 12.5 crore, he said.</p>.Atiq Ahmed's minor sons released from juvenile home, handed over to their aunt.<p>The ACP said it has been announced that this property has been seized by the administration. Now, legal action will be taken against any person occupying it.</p>.<p>Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, both named in more than 100 criminal cases, were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists while police personnel were escorting them to Colvin Hospital here for a medical examination on April 15.</p>
<p>Prayagraj: The district administration here on Monday seized slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's benami property worth Rs 12.5 crore that he had allegedly acquired through illegal earnings, a senior official said.</p>.<p>The action was taken under Section 14 (1) of the Gangster Act on the directions of the police commissioner, Commissionerate Prayagraj, said Varun Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dhumanganj.</p>.<p>The said benami property of Ahmad in Kathula Gauspur village under the Airport police station area was purchased in the name of a mason, Hoob Lal. It is spread over an area of around 5.5 hectares and is valued at an estimated Rs 12.5 crore, he said.</p>.Atiq Ahmed's minor sons released from juvenile home, handed over to their aunt.<p>The ACP said it has been announced that this property has been seized by the administration. Now, legal action will be taken against any person occupying it.</p>.<p>Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, both named in more than 100 criminal cases, were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists while police personnel were escorting them to Colvin Hospital here for a medical examination on April 15.</p>