Mukhtar Ansari | Delhi Police challenged a NHRC order criticizing their failure to protect Shahnawaz Ansari, linked to gangster Mukhtar Ansari, killed in a Bijnor court. The court temporarily suspended the NHRC directive for compensation and appointed an amicus curiae to assist in the matter. The hearing was postponed until July 18, with the Uttar Pradesh Police included as a respondent.
“He is a dreaded criminal. There are so many cases”: The Supreme Court Today postponed the hearing on gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s appeal against a 5-year prison sentence, citing his notorious criminal record. The case dates back 24 years and involves alleged reign of terror in Uttar Pradesh. The bench observed that he is currently in custody. An earlier acquittal was overturned in 2021.
The Supreme Court of India has granted interim relief to Umar Ansari, son of Mukhtar Ansari, in a case alleging election code violation. This temporary reprieve halts coercive action against him and awaits further orders. The decision is pivotal in India’s pursuit of electoral integrity, requiring a detailed examination of the allegations and evidence.
Atif Raja, the brother-in-law of notorious figure Bahubali Mukhtar Ansari, has been granted conditional bail by the Allahabad High Court in a case under the Gangsters Act. The court ruled in his favor based on the assurance that he would not engage in criminal activities or interfere with the trial process while on bail.
Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison by a special court for threatening to kill a coal trader in 1997. The MP-MLA court, presided over by Ujjawal Upadhyay, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Ansari. The victim’s counsel, Vidhan Chandra Yadav, stated that Ansari had threatened to blast Mahaveer […]