UP Police Attaches Rs 5.77 Cr Assets in Cough Syrup Racket Probe

• UP Police attached assets worth over Rs 5.77 crore belonging to Bhola Prasad Jaiswal and his family.
• The action is linked to an illegal narcotic cough syrup racket, with Bhola Jaiswal's son, Shubham Jaiswal, identified as the alleged mastermind.
• Attached properties include seven immovable assets in Varanasi (Madouli, Bharlai, Jagdishpur) valued at Rs 4.55 crore.
• Four vehicles worth Rs 51.16 lakh and Rs 70.99 lakh from bank accounts were also seized.
• This follows a previous attachment of Rs 28.5 crore worth of Bhola Jaiswal's properties on January 23 in Varanasi.

Why It Matters: UP Police seized over Rs 5.77 crore in assets from a family involved in an illegal cough syrup racket.