Lucknow, 04 Aug

(HS):Police of

Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh took Umar Ansari, son of late mafia Mukhtar

Ansari, into custody from MLA residence at Darulshafa in Hazratganj, Lucknow on

Sunday night and left for Ghazipur. A case of forgery has been registered

against him. Ghazipur SP said that Umar Ansari, the leader of IS 191 gang and

younger son of mafia Mukhtar Ansari, has been arrested from Lucknow on Sunday

night. The court had initiated proceedings to confiscate the property of

Mukhtar Ansari under section (14) of UP Gangster Act.

A petition was filed in

the court to release that property. With the aim of saving the confiscated

property of the family, son Umar, as a part of a well-planned strategy, forged

the signature of his mother Afsha Ansari, who has a bounty of Rs 50,000 on her

head, and submitted it in the court. After the matter came to light, the police

of Muhammadabad police station of Ghazipur registered a case against Umar.

Police brought Umar Ansari in custody from Lucknow to Ghazipur late night.

After questioning him, he will be presented in the court today. It is worth

noting that Mukhtar Ansari's (deceased) wife Afsha is still absconding. There

is a reward of Rs 50,000 on her. Police is searching for her. At the same time,

Mukhtar's elder son Abbas Ansari was recently sentenced to two years by the

court in a case related to Mau. He is on bail, but Abbas's membership of the

Legislative Assembly has been canceled.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi