Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh), April 29: An MP MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur convicted jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment on Saturday. The Court also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the jailed mafia.
The jailed mafia was produced virtually before the court on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, the wife of late BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai who was murdered in Ghazipur in 2005 allegedly by Ansari and his brother Afzal Ansari said that the rule of the mafia has ended in Uttar Pradesh and that she has faith in the judiciary.
"I believe in the judiciary. Rule of Goondas, Mafias have ended (in the state)," Alka Rai, wife of late BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, said.
Security was heightened ahead of the verdict by the court in a kidnapping and murder case against gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, his elder brother and BSP MP Afzal Ansari.
Earlier this year, the police lodged a murder case against Mukhtar Ansari in connection to the 2001 'Usri Chatti' gang war incident.
Ansari was charged under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at PS Mohammadabad in Ghazipur.
Previously, on January 18, the Allahabad High Court overturned the March 15 ruling of the Ghazipur MP/MLA Court, which had authorised Ansari to be held in a superior-class jail in Banda.
The court stated in its judgement that the special court's order is without jurisdiction and that gangster, dreaded criminal Bahubali Ansari is not lawfully entitled to a superior class in jail.
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