Notorious Gangster Mukhtar Ansari Tells SC He Is Ex-VP Hamid Ansari's Relative

Notorious Gangster Mukhtar Ansari while petitioning the Supreme Court alleging a plot to kill him in a "state-sponsored encounter" has claimed that he belongs to a family which has produced leaders like former Vice President Hamid Ansari, Hindustan Times has reported.

Ansari in his petition has opposed the Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government's bid to bring him back to the state from a Punjab jail.

Ansari has alleged that his personal custody is being sought by the state government with a motive to kill him.

The Yogi Adityanath government has taken tough measures against Mukhtar Ansari and people running illegal businesses under his name. Alleged illegal properties worth crores of rupees related to Ansari in Lucknow, Mau and Ghazipur have been demolished by the state agencies.