Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari fails to get bail

By PTI

LUCKNOW: An area court docket on Saturday rejected a bail plea of mafia-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari in reference to a 2020 land seize case.

Special Judge of Prohibition of Corruption Act Court Gaurav Kumar mentioned that Mukhtar Ansari’s involvement was obvious from the investigation and the likelihood that he would affect the witnesses through the trial can’t be dominated out.

The FIR on this matter was lodged on August 27, 2020 by native space income officer Surjan Lal on the Hazratganj police station.

It was alleged within the FIR {that a} piece of land in Jiamau locality was registered within the identify of 1 Mohammad Waseem who went to Pakistan and his land was registered within the income data of the federal government as enemy property.

However, the land was grabbed allegedly by Mukhtar Ansari and his sons and the federal government was cheated of crores of rupees.

Earlier, the bail utility on behalf of Ansari claimed that he was harmless and was implicated within the case resulting from political rivalry.

Mukhtar Ansari is going through over 50 circumstances.