
Mukhtar Ansari complains about lack of medical facilities in jail, claims threat to his life
India Today
Mukhtar Ansari has once again claimed that there is a threat to his life in jail. He also complained before the court about the lack of medical facilities in jail.
Don-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who came to Lucknow from Banda Jail in a case under the Gangster Act, has once again told the court that there is a threat to his life and has also complained about the lack of medical facilities in the jail.
The Uttar Pradesh police registered a case under the Gangster Act against jailed don-politician Mukhtar Ansari on Sunday. On Monday morning, he was taken out of Banda jail and shifted to Lucknow in an ambulance for a court hearing.
Mukhtar Ansari has once again expressed the possibility of a deadly attack. He said that pressure is being put not to testify against Brijesh Singh, who is lodged in Varanasi jail.
The tales of animosity and gang war between Mukhtar Ansari and Brijesh Singh are quite popular in Purvanchal. The feud between the two started with mutual enmity. The battle for supremacy between the two went on for years.
Meanwhile, the court has also rejected Mukhtar Ansari's plea to conduct hearings through video conferencing in all the cases.
The Uttar Pradesh police have registered a case under the Gangster Act against former BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari and twelve of his associates.