Police raid Mukhtar Ansari’s dens,four gang members arrested

Raids were conducted at Hotel ‘Ghazal’ in Ghazipur city — which is reportedly owned by Ansari — and the houses of four of his gang members.

Lokku said: “A police team led by Circle Officer (CO) of Jamaniya area,Harbhajan Arya also raided FI Towers near Burlington crossing in Lucknow’s Qaiserbagh,where Ansari reportedly owns a flat.”

Arya said the building’s security staff and residents feigned ignorance about Ansari’s flat. “We will question the owner of the FI Towers to inquire about the owner of that particular flat.”

“We would also conduct search the house of Ansari’s brother Afzal at Dalibagh area in Hazratganj later,” the CO said. In Varanasi,SP (City) Vijay Bhushan said raids were conducted at the houses of Ansari’s aides — Pervez,Binu Pal and Vickey Khan. Besides,search was on at the houses of Vijay Jaiswal,Babu Rai and Atul Rai,the close aides of jailed mafia Brijesh Singh. The gangsters are absconding and the police failed to recover any suspicious items.

On Sunday evening,police conducted raids at the house of Brijesh’s associate Sanjay Khalnayak in the Cantonment area,from where six weapons and a bullet-proof Scorpio vehicle were seized.

Sanjay,however,was absconding,Vijay Bhushan added.