Asset seizure before conviction of goons a necessity: UP in SC; justifies anti-gangster act provision, says it stops property transfer | India News

Asset seizure before conviction of goons a necessity: UP in SC; justifies anti-gangster act provision, says it stops property transfer | India News

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Supreme Court testing the validity of provisions of the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act and the Rules, the state told the court that attachment of properties of those booked under the law prior to their conviction was a necessity to prevent them from alienating their ill-gotten assets.Petitioner Siraj Ahmed…

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