Mukhtar Ansari, dreaded gangster and BSP MLA, claims Rs 5 crore contract given to kill him in UP jail

Ansari, who is lodged in Uttar Pradesh`s Banda jail, was produced virtually on Monday before Maushmi Madhesi, a judge in the special court for cases involving MPs and MLAs here in Uttar Pradesh, in a case of forgery and cheating.

Lucknow: Dreaded gangster and jailed Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Mukhtar Ansari has told a court that a contract of Rs 5 crore has been given for killing him inside the Uttar Pradesh jail. According to his lawyer, Mukhtar Ansari claimed that unauthorised people entered the prison without making any entry in the register. Ansari, who is lodged in Uttar Pradesh`s Banda jail, was produced virtually on Monday before Maushmi Madhesi, a judge in the special court for cases involving MPs and MLAs here in Uttar Pradesh, in a case of forgery and cheating.