Independent morning.
Bureau Prayagraj
Wanted history-sheeter Mohammad Ashraf Siddiqui alias Ashraf Harwara was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the case of illegal occupation of lands by preparing fake documents of government-confiscated enemy property and sent him to jail.
SIT caught him on Saturday from Mohini intersection on the way to Rahimabad. A case was registered against the accused in the airport police station in the year 2023.
SIT was formed on the orders of the High Court
Plaintiff Nafees Alam had filed a petition in the High Court in December 2025 demanding expediting the case and a fair investigation. On the orders of the High Court, the Additional Police Commissioner of Prayagraj had constituted a three-member SIT and handed over the investigation of the case. Phaphamau police station chief and two sub-inspectors were included in the team, while ACP Civil Lines Vidyut Goyal was made the supervising officer. On the basis of the facts revealed in the investigation, the SIT arrested the accused.
17 cases registered in Prayagraj and Kaushambi
Ashraf Harwara, about 47 years old, is said to be the son of Maqbool Ahmed and a resident of Dhumanganj police station area. According to police records, a total of 17 cases are registered against him in Prayagraj and Kaushambi. Two of these cases are related to murder. Apart from this, cases have also been registered on charges like fraud, forgery, land grabbing, assault, intimidation and extortion.
In the year 2019, action was also taken against him under the Gangster Act. The matter of him being declared a land mafia has also come to light.
Accused of making fake documents of enemy property
According to the police, Ashraf is accused of illegally occupying lands through fraud by preparing forged documents of government documents and enemy property. In the same case, a case was registered in the airport police station in the year 2023. The accused was wanted in this case.
After the action of SIT, the accused has been arrested and sent to jail. Further legal action is underway in the matter.