SC seeks reply from Punjab govt over UP’s plea for Mukhtar Ansari’s custody

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a reply from the Punjab authorities and likewise gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari on a plea filed by the Uttar Pradesh authorities in search of his custody in reference to the circumstances pending in opposition to him within the state.
A Bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice M R Shah gave the Punjab authorities and Ansari two weeks time to reply.
The court docket additionally sought a report of Ansari’s medical situation. Ansari was dropped at Punjab from a jail in Uttar Pradesh on manufacturing warrant in early 2019 in reference to an extortion case filed in Mohali. Since then, Ansari has been lodged within the Ropar jail.
In Uttar Pradesh, Ansari is a history-sheeter and has 38 circumstances of heinous crime lodged in opposition to him within the state.