Bihar gangster's property confiscated

In a first-of-its-kind move in Bihar, the Enforcement Directorate Thursday confiscated 10 properties here of jailed gangster Ritlal Yadav, a police official said.

Additional Director General of Police Ravinder Kumar said: "This will help the state government to strike at the root of illegal financial sources of criminals."

Police had last year initiated moves to seize Yadav's properties, said to be worth crores of rupees.