‘Proceeds of crime’: Police start confiscating Bichoo Gang’s properties worth Rs 2.2 crore

The improvement came 2 years aft the transgression subdivision had sought details successful penning from the registrar for properties crossed Vadodara and the gross section regarding the immovable assets registered successful the sanction of Aslam Shaikh and 26 members of his gang.

The assets see a residential spot belonging to the alleged gangster Aslam Shaikh alias Bodiyo’s wife, an under-construction gathering by his accomplice Mohammad Hussain Shaikh, respective vehicles belonging to pack members, including 4 auto-rickshaws.

The different properties see a 81.59 quadrate metre crippled with a operation country of 40 quadrate meters — a residential spot successful Tandalja, successful the sanction of Aslam’s woman Rubina. According to the transgression branch, the spot is worthy Rs 44.75 lakh and is occupied by Rubina and her daughter.

Another residential property, a crushed level flat of 37.16 quadrate meters, registered successful Aslam and his different woman Shehnazbano’s names, worthy Rs 22.98 lakh is besides successful the list.

The constabulary person besides seized 2 immovable properties located successful Vadodara’s Diwalipura, which see a farmhouse connected a onshore worthy Rs 33.27 lakh and an under-construction task of 32 enactment houses, called ‘Alhamd Residency’, estimated to beryllium worthy Rs 92.57 lakh.

Bodiya’s accomplice and co-accused Mohammad Hussain Shaikh alias Munna alias Tarbooz is the “owner” of some properties on with 2 partners successful the under-construction project, the transgression subdivision said.

The police, however, added that Shaikh is the lone 1 investing successful the task portion “the root of income could not beryllium verified”. A conveyance belonging to Shaikh, with a contiguous depreciated worthy Rs 7 lakh, volition besides beryllium seized. Four car rickshaws worthy Rs 2.15 lakh person besides been seized.

In-charge Deputy Commissioner of Police Harpalsinh Rathod said according to Gujarat Home Department order, considering that the properties person been acquired from proceeds of transgression by the pack members, the assets person been confiscated for “further process”.

Aslam Shaikh, who was earlier booked 9 times nether the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities (PASA) Act, has 62 transgression cases against him since 1998.

The charges against the pack members see murder, attempted murder, abduction and kidnapping, loot, extortion, cheating, fraud and land-grabbing. The pack has been booked Under Section 3 of the GCTOC Act which lays down punishment for organised transgression and violent activities with decease oregon beingness imprisonment and a good of Rs 10 lakh.