Central Investigation Agency ED has arrested Mafia Don Mukhtar Ansari. This arrest has been made under PMLA. ED sought custody remand by presenting Mukhtar in Prayagraj Special Court. Let me tell you, before this, ED has raided the places of Mukhtar Ansari and his close ones under PMLA. Mukhtar Ansari is currently lodged in Banda Jail in Uttar Pradesh in old criminal cases.
Today, on the orders of the court, Banda police left for Prayagraj with Bahubali Mukhtar Ansari. Amidst tight security, the police reached Prayagraj by taking Mukhtar in a Bajr vehicle at around 5:20 am. During the hearing, the ED demanded the remand of former Bahubali MLA Mukhtar Ansari before the court.
Mukhtar Ansari is lodged in Banda Jail
ED officials told that former five-time MLA Mukhtar Ansari is currently lodged in Banda Jail. The ED had questioned Mukhtar Ansari in the money laundering case last year. Official sources said that the ED has arrested Mukhtar under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Mukhtar was produced in a court in Prayagraj on the basis of production warrant issued by the agency.
Mukhtar’s son was arrested last month
The ED also arrested his MLA son Abbas Ansari after questioning him at his office in Prayagraj in November. Earlier, Atif Raza, a relative of Mukhtar Ansari, was arrested. The money laundering case against Mukhtar Ansari stems from several FIRs registered by the UP Police. Apart from this, two FIRs were lodged against a company called Vikas Constructions, which was being run by Mukhtar Ansari’s wife, Atif Raza and two relatives and others.
Mukhtar is under the scanner of ED in these cases
Mukhtar Ansari is under probe by the ED in connection with at least 49 criminal cases registered against him on charges including land-grabbing, murder and extortion. He is facing trial in Uttar Pradesh in several cases including attempt to murder and murder.