Mukhtar Ansari remains under Yogi govt's scanner

The director-general, jails, in Lucknow is monitoring the movement of mafia don-turned-BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari in his isolation cell through the CCTV cameras round the clock.

Lucknow:Bahujan Samaj Party MLA and mafia don Mukhtar Ansari is now lodged in the Banda jail but he remains under the scanner of the Yogi Adityanath government round-the-clock.

The director-general, jails, in Lucknow is monitoring the movement of the mafia don in his isolation cell through the CCTV cameras installed there through the 12 screens put up in the office.

A senior official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: "This monitoring is being done to ensure that the inmate (Mukhtar) does not enjoy any additional facilities and does not get any unauthorized visitors."

He said that the area around the cell where Mukhtar Ansari is lodged is also under the scanner.

The official said that the round-the-clock monitoring will also ensure that there is no threat to the mafia don's security.

(IANS)