The land where the project is coming up had been encroached upon by Ahmed, who was killed in 2023.
The land where the project is coming up had been encroached upon by Ahmed, who was killed in 2023. PDA Secretary Vineet Kumar Singh said the project would cover 9,811 square metres and include a 14-storey building with 602 flats. Each flat will have two bedrooms, a hall and a kitchen (2BHK), spread across an area of 56.45 square metres. The PDA had chosen the flat beneficiaries through a lottery in April 2025. Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were killed by three men posing as journalists during a media interaction on the night of April 15, 2023.
Police personnel were escorting the brothers for a court-mandated medical check-up at the time. (With inputs from PTI) Stay updated with the latest Prayagraj news.
“Mafia Atiq Ahmed terror’s stronghold Kasari-Masari to be developed as ‘Shrikrishnapuri’,” Adityanath said. Adityanath made the announcement after performing the ‘bhoomi pujan’ for Padma Lok Apartment, a multi-storey housing project being developed by the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) in the Kasari-Masari area. The residential complex will also have a rainwater harvesting unit, a solar power system, a swimming pool, a community hall and a commercial complex. Download the TOI App.
PRAYAGRAJ: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced that Kasari-Masari, once regarded as a stronghold of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed , would be renamed Shrikrishnapuri and developed accordingly.