# Properties worth Rs 156 crore linked to Atiq, Ashraf face attachment 2026-08-15T15:00:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Prayagraj district authorities have begun verifying land parcels valued at about Rs 156 crore that are allegedly linked to the late Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed, Hindustan Times reports. The verification will support legal attachment proceedings. The action follows a directive from the special director general of police overseeing law and order. Officials have identified more than 30 allegedly encroached plots in Ainuddinpur, besides properties in Kasari Masari and Kesariya Road and an office near IIIT. District magistrate Manish Kumar Verma has formed a team of revenue officials to examine alleged encroachments on government land. Authorities also allege that associates tried to sell benami properties after the brothers were killed in April 2023. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ashraf Ahmed, Atiq Ahmed, IIIT, Prayagraj Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/properties-worth-rs-156-crore-linked-to-atiq-ashraf-face-attachment/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/properties-worth-rs-156-crore-linked-to-atiq-ashraf-face-attachment/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/