YOGI, THE PROSECUTOR

Yogi Adityanath's first term as Uttar Pradesh chief minister got huge attention for its 'bullY dozer action' against the properties of mafia dons. In his second term, Yogi has taken it a step further with 'Mission Punishment'. So now, alongside the bulldozers, the government is focusing on legal prosecution and securing convictions of these bahubalis.

- Prashant Srivastava

The UP administration says it has identified 62 mafia gangs who they will be going after. Big names in the list include gangster turned-netas Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmad and Vijay Mishra. Other prominent names from Purvanchal include Dhruv Kumar a.k.a. Kuntu Singh, Mohammad Ashra and Khan Mubarak; and Yogesh Bhadoda, Amit Kasana, Billu Dujana and Aakash Jat from western UP. An official source says the CM is personally reviewing the progress in the prosecution cases against these criminals.