MEERUT: Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Saharanpur police on Friday arrested Mohammad Javed, absconding son of mining mafia and former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLC Haji Iqbal alias Balla. Notably, several cases have been registered against Iqbal’s family in land fraud and other charges.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Akash Tomar said “there are 13 cases lodged against Javed under serious sections.” He said, “Javed was arrested on a tip-off from Mirzapur region, where he is involved in several criminal activities.” “Early this month, we seized their benaami properties worth over Rs 100 crore, which pertains to 124 properties bought in different names. These properties were identified by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe Iqbal’s illegal wealth,” Tomar said.