Incarcerated Mau MLA Abbas Ansari’s spouse, Nikhat Ansari, and her driver, Niyaz, who’re at present in police custody remand since Friday, revealed the names of a number of individuals who helped them in Chitrakoot jail throughout two days of questioning on the reserve police traces of Chitrakoot.
The questioning of Nikhat and her driver additionally helped police know their nexus with native jail authorities and individuals who helped them handle their luxurious go to to the jail to fulfill Abbas and allowed him to function his enterprise and different dealings from inside jail.
The particular court docket of anti-corruption in Lucknow has granted three days police custody remand of Nikhat and 5 days custody remand of Niyaz since Friday. Nikhat’s custody will finish on Sunday whereas Niyaz’s custody interval will proceed until Tuesday night.
Earlier on February 11, Nikhat Ansari was arrested from a VVIP visitor room (adjoining to the jailor’s workplace) contained in the Chitrakoot jail. Two cellphones, eatables and objectionable gadgets have been recovered from her, and she or he was arrested alongside together with her driver. Throughout investigation, it was found that she used to fulfill Abbas for 3-4 hours each 2-3 days and her go to was facilitated by native jail authorities. Her entries weren’t even logged into the jail register.
A senior police official aware of the event, mentioned that Nikhat was questioned for round 5 hours on Saturday and three hours on Friday on the visitor home of the police traces. He mentioned she was questioned about individuals who helped her organize a rented home in Chitrakoot and kind a nexus with the native jail authorities who helped her in arranging luxurious visits to jail to fulfill Abbas.
He mentioned that Nikhat, nevertheless, isn’t cooperating with police officers in interrogation however her driver Niyaz has revealed some essential details about Abbas who operated from contained in the jail by Nikhat’s cellphones. He mentioned Niyaz additionally revealed details about some contractors and businessmen, who’ve been helping Abbas since he was lodged in Chitrakoot jail for the previous three months.
Abbas is the son of jailed mafioso-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in opposition to whom the UP police has been appearing robust since Yogi Adityanath authorities got here to energy in the state in March 2017.
Abbas was shifted to Kasganj jail, practically 500 kilometers from Chitrakoot jail after his nexus with native jail authorities was uncovered on February 11. After the episode got here to gentle, police booked Nikhat, her driver Niyaz, and 7 jail personnel — together with jail superintendent Ashok Kumar and deputy jailer Sushil Kumar — for violation of jail norms.