Rogue builders among 21 booked

Noida, Oct. 3: Tightening the noose on rogue builders, the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Wednesday booked seven persons, including directors, of a building firm under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act, officials said.

In total 21 persons were booked, including rogue builders, murder accused and robbers, under the UP Gangsters and Anti- Social Elements ( Prevention) Act and orders were issued to attach their properties, district administration said.

Directors of Earth Iconic Infrastructure Pvt Ltd., Rajneesh Mittal, Awadhesh Goyal and Atul Gupta, along with associates Vikas Gupta, Amit Gupta, Magandeep Kaur, Bushra Alam and Nishant Arora have been booked, officials said.

“In the name of developing a building in Noida’s Sector 16 area, they had collected crores of rupees from innocent people through fraud and forgery. Their action has led to a scenario wherein people are living under fear of fraud when planning to buy a property,” the administration said in an official letter, accessed by PTI.

There are cases of fraud and cheating and related offences under the Indian Penal Code registered against the firm and its officials at Noida’s Sector 20 police station, the officials said.

Thirteen other persons from three different gangs and accused in cases of murder and robberies have been booked, they said.

Cases against them are registered at various police stations in Gautam Buddh Nagar, they added.

The latest action comes amid a continued crackdown on gangsters in the district, with the administration now attaching their properties and “ill- gotten” wealth under section 14 of the Gangsters Act.