The Supreme Court has allowed MLA Abbas Ansari to read Fatiha at the grave of his father Mukhtar Ansari. The court said in its order that Abbas should be brought under full security on Wednesday i.e. today. After this, after reading Fatiha, he will be kept back in Ghazipur lockup.
The Supreme Court said that Abbas Ansari will meet his family members on 11 and 12 April. On April 13, he will be brought back to Kasganj jail. Also, the court has given its order that Abbas Ansari will not give any meeting or interview during the interim bail.
no permission to stay at home
The Supreme Court asked the UP government to take him out of Kasganj jail before 5 pm today. The court said that he can attend the program but cannot stay at his house in the evening. He will remain in lockup in the evening.
death of mukhtar ansari
Let us tell you that after his health deteriorated while in judicial custody, Mukhtar Ansari died of a heart attack in a hospital in Banda on March 28. Dozens of cases were registered against gangster-turned-political leader Mukhtar Ansari, in some of which the court had declared him guilty. Whereas MLA Abbas Ansari is currently lodged in Kasganj jail of UP under judicial custody in connection with some criminal cases.
Permission to participate in Fatiha ritual
Hearing Abbas’s petition, a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice KV Vishwanathan said that there is no reason to deny permission to participate in the Fatiha ritual. After the Uttar Pradesh government raised concerns about maintaining law and order, the Supreme Court directed that Abbas Ansari be taken from Kasganj jail under police custody with adequate security to his native place Ghazipur.