Lucknow Sep 29 PTI The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking annulment of an FIR against jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and his two sons for allegedly illegally grabbing evacuees land in the posh Dalibagh area of Lucknow The plea filed by Mukhtars sons Abbas Ansari and Umar Ansari was dismissed by the high courts Lucknow bench of justices Ramesh Sinha and Saroj Yadav Assailing the criminal case lodged against them Mukhtars sons had pleaded that the FIR did not disclose any cognisable offence and it was lodged to settle political scores Opposing the plea Additional Advocate General V K Shahi submitted to the bench that the investigation has already been concluded against the accused persons in the case and after collecting adequate evidence the investigating officer has even filed the charge sheet in the court As such the FIR cannot be quashed he pointed out The probe is still going on against Mukhtar while his sons have been charge-sheeted and hence given this fact the petition filed by Mukhtars sons is liable to be dismissed forthwith Shahi added Area Lekhpal revenue officer had lodged the FIR against Mukhtar and his two sons at the Hazratganj police station on August 27 2020 The land in Dalibagh area on which building was built by Ansari and his sons is nishkrant sampatti belonging to people who have migrated to Pakistan and the Lucknow Development Authority has already demolished the building the AAG pointed out to the court PTI CORR ABN RAX RAX

Lucknow Aug 30 PTI The BJP on Monday attacked Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansaris brother Sibghatulla Ansari joining his party and said he appears to be doing everything to come back to power in Uttar PradeshSibghatullah Ansari a former Bahujan Samaj Party BSP MLA joined the Samajwadi Party SP along with his supporters on SaturdayAkhilesh is following the line satta ke liye kuch bhi karega will do everything to come to power What socialism are you talking about by getting the family of don Mukhtar Ansari to join the SP People are watching everything the BJPs Uttar Pradesh unit tweeted on its official handle with the hashtag ShameonAkhileshThe BJP also attached a video on Mukhtar AnsariSoon after the joining of Sibghatullah Ansari in former chief minister Yadavs party the BJP had tweeted This is the real face of the SP In its desire to grab power in the state Samajwadi Party is ready to even shake hands with the family of mafia Mukhtar Ansari but they should not forget who is the chief minister of UP Sibghatuullah Ansari had won the 2007 assembly election from Mohammadabad constituency on a SP ticket and again contested and won from the seat in 2012 on a ticket of his brothers party Quami Ekta Dal In 2017 he joined the BSP and unsuccessfully contested the election PTI SAB ANB ANB