India News | Mukhtar Ansari's Son Umar Ansari Arrested from Lucknow in Fraud Case

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. He prepared fake documents for a confiscated property by "forging the signature" of his mother, Afsa Ansari, "who has a bounty of Rs 50,000 on her", the SP added.

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Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Umar Ansari, the younger son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was arrested for allegedly forging documents related to a seized property, a police officer said.

According to the Superintendent of Police, Ghazipur, the younger son of late gangster Mukhtar Ansari, Umar Ansari, was arrested by the Ghazipur Police from Lucknow.

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He prepared fake documents for a confiscated property by "forging the signature" of his mother, Afsa Ansari, "who has a bounty of Rs 50,000 on her", the SP added.

A case has been registered at Mohammadabad Police Station under relevant sections, the SP said.

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"Further legal proceedings are being conducted," he added.

Mukhtar Ansari passed away at Banda Medical College Hospital in Uttar Pradesh after he suffered a cardiac arrest on March 28, 2024.

In April 2023, Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai by an MP-MLA court. He was sentenced to life in prison on March 13, 2024, in a case related to the use of forged documents for obtaining an arms licence in 1990. (ANI)

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