New Delhi: Mukhtar Ansari is a gangster-turned-politician who is Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator from Mau. He is accused in several heinous crimes and is at present lodged in jail.
He was handed over to Uttar Pradesh Police by its Punjab counterparts for taking him again to a jail in Banda district by highway.
The Supreme Court had on March 26 requested the Punjab authorities at hand over Ansari to Uttar Pradesh Police inside two weeks, ignoring pleas of the previous.
A medical check-up of Ansari, comprising a coronavirus take a look at, was achieved earlier than handing over to the Uttar Pradesh police.
Mukhtar Ansari is allegedly concerned in varied instances of homicide, try to homicide, dishonest and conspiracy aside from offences underneath the Gangsters Act. Ten of these instances notably are at totally different phases of the trial.
He was despatched to judicial custody in Punjab in an extortion-threat case, however he didn’t apply for bail regardless of having been entitled to ‘default bail’ because the statutory 90-day interval has lapsed.
Ansari additionally opposed being shifted to Uttar Pradesh, the place the state Police has registered 38 instances of heinous crime at a single police station within the Ghazipur district.
The BSP chief has beforehand been lodged in several jails together with Lucknow, Ghazipur, and Mau.
The five-time BSP MLA from Mau has prevented 26 warrants issued by the Prayagraj courtroom citing medical grounds.
His grandfather, Dr Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, was the president of the Indian National Congress in 1927–28.
His maternal grandfather Brigadier Mohammad Usman Ansari was a Mahavir Chakra awardee. He was additionally known as as ‘Lion of Nowshera’.
His son Abbas Ansari is a national-level Indian shooter who has gained medals and accolades internationally.
