Mukhtar Ansari under UP Police custody now, being brought to Banda from Punjab’s Rupnagar

A team of Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday left for Banda jail from Punjab’s Rupnagar with gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. Ansari is being brought to Banda from Punjab at the behest of the Supreme Court. As many as 100 UP Police personnel reached Punjab yesterday to bring back Ansari. Ansari, an MLA from Mau, is facing trial in several cases in Uttar Pradesh.