UP Gangster-Politician Mukhtar Ansari Arrested By Probe Agency ED In Money Laundering Case

After being presented before a local court in Uttar Pradesh, the Enforcement Directorate today detained politician-turned-incarcerated mobster Mukhtar Ansari in a money laundering case, according to officials. Five-time former MLA Mukhtar Ansari was imprisoned in Banda, Uttar Pradesh. The Enforcement Directorate questioned the 59-year-old in this matter last year.

He was brought before a court in Prayagraj on the basis of a production warrant requested by the investigation agency ED, according to official sources who spoke to Press Trust of India. He was then put into prison under the criminal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Abbas Ansari, his MLA son, was also detained by the federal investigation agency in November after being questioned at its Prayagraj sub-zone office. Atif Raza, the brother-in-law of Mukhtar Ansari, was then taken into custody.

Mukhtar Ansari is the subject of a money laundering investigation stemming from various FIRs filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police as well as two additional FIRs filed against Vikas Constructions, a partnership firm run by his wife, two in-laws (including Atif Raza), and other individuals.

Mukhtar Ansari is being investigated by the ED in connection with at least 49 criminal cases that have been filed against him, including ones involving accusations of extortion, murder, and land grabbing. In Uttar Pradesh, he is being tried for a number of crimes, including attempted murder and murder.

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