SC issues notice to UP govt on Mukhtar Ansari plea challenging Allahabad HC order

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Uttar Pradesh government on Mukhtar Ansari’s plea challenging Allahabad High Court order convicting him under Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act. A bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi sought reply from Uttar Pradesh Government on the plea by Ansari. Ansari has challenged Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow […]

UP govt demolishes illegal property of Mukhtar Ansari’s gang member in Ghazipur

Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday removed illegal portions of a residential structure belonging to deceased Kamlesh Singh “Pradhan”, who was a gang member of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, in the Ghazipur district. The removal action was carried out amid heavy deployment of the police force. The administration’s crackdown came amidst the […]

SC stays Allahabad HC order convicting former UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari for threatening jailer

 The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Allahabad High Court order convicting former Uttar Pradesh MLA Mukhtar Ansari and sentencing him to a seven-year jail term for intimidating and threatening a jailer to kill in 2003. A bench of Justices BR Gavai Justice Vikram Nath also issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and sought its […]

Mukhtar Ansari to appear in Punjab’s Mohali and UP’s Lucknow court virtually today

BSP leader and gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari will be presented at Punjab’s Mohali court and Lucknow court in Uttar Pradesh on Monday in connection with two cases. Ansari, who is at present in Banda jail will appear in these courts virtually today. In Mohali court, a case of extortion will be heard while in […]