Through PTI
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a cash laundering case after he used to be produced prior to a neighborhood courtroom in Uttar Pradesh, officers stated.
Ansari, a five-time former MLA, used to be lodged in a prison at Banda in Uttar Pradesh.
The 59-year-old used to be puzzled by way of the ED on this case final 12 months.
He used to be taken into custody by way of the ED beneath the prison sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) after he used to be produced prior to a courtroom in Prayagraj at the foundation of a manufacturing warrant moved by way of the company, in line with professional resources.
His MLA son Abbas Ansari used to be additionally arrested by way of the federal probe company in November after wondering at its sub-zonal workplace in Prayagraj. This used to be adopted by way of the arrest of Mukhtar Ansari’s brother-in-law Atif Raza.
The cash laundering case in opposition to Mukhtar Ansari stems from a couple of FIRs lodged by way of the Uttar Pradesh Police aside from two extra FIRs lodged in opposition to an organization referred to as Vikas Structures (a partnership company) that used to be run by way of his spouse, two brother-in-laws (together with Atif Raza) and others.
Mukhtar Ansari is beneath the ED scanner in reference to no less than 49 prison circumstances booked in opposition to him together with the ones on fees of land grabbing, homicide and extortion. He faces trial in Uttar Pradesh in numerous circumstances, together with try to homicide and homicide.
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a cash laundering case after he used to be produced prior to a neighborhood courtroom in Uttar Pradesh, officers stated.
Ansari, a five-time former MLA, used to be lodged in a prison at Banda in Uttar Pradesh.
The 59-year-old used to be puzzled by way of the ED on this case final 12 months.
He used to be taken into custody by way of the ED beneath the prison sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) after he used to be produced prior to a courtroom in Prayagraj at the foundation of a manufacturing warrant moved by way of the company, in line with professional resources.
His MLA son Abbas Ansari used to be additionally arrested by way of the federal probe company in November after wondering at its sub-zonal workplace in Prayagraj. This used to be adopted by way of the arrest of Mukhtar Ansari’s brother-in-law Atif Raza.
The cash laundering case in opposition to Mukhtar Ansari stems from a couple of FIRs lodged by way of the Uttar Pradesh Police aside from two extra FIRs lodged in opposition to an organization referred to as Vikas Structures (a partnership company) that used to be run by way of his spouse, two brother-in-laws (together with Atif Raza) and others.
Mukhtar Ansari is beneath the ED scanner in reference to no less than 49 prison circumstances booked in opposition to him together with the ones on fees of land grabbing, homicide and extortion. He faces trial in Uttar Pradesh in numerous circumstances, together with try to homicide and homicide.