The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested the driver of the ambulance which was used to ferry gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari from a Punjab jail to a Mohali court recently, officials said on Wednesday. The Barabanki and Ghazipur Police had declared cash rewards of Rs 25,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively on the duo, police said. The documents of the Uttar Pradesh registration number ambulance used to transport the gangster-turned-politician were found to be fake. Six accused, including Rai, Sheshnath Rai, Rajnath and Anand Yadav, have been arrested in the case so far, they said. would ferry Ansari in the ambulance during his imprisonment in Ropar Jail in Punjab and even before that.

Source: Indian Express June 30, 2021 09:33 UTC