India, Aug. 18 -- GORAKHPUR Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday warned that the growing mafia culture and mindset across any field posed one of the biggest threats to the youth of Uttar Pradesh and said his government was taking strict action against mafia operating in the fields of education, examinations, drugs and sports, including confiscating their properties.

"Whether it is education mafia, professional mafia, sports mafia or drug mafia, if this tendency grows, the youth will suffer the most," he said addressing the closing ceremony of a two-day state-level senior prize-money men's wrestling championship at the Gorakhnath Temple on Nag Panchami.

The CM said protecting the younger generation required strengthening the sports c...