Delhi court remands UP MLA Ansari to 14-day police custody

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): A Delhi court on Saturday remanded Uttar Pradesh's independent MLA Mukhtar Ansari to 14 days police custody.

Ansari is facing charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) for allegedly running a criminal gang.

Ansari was brought here following a production warrant issued by local court.

Additional Sessions Judge Madhu Jain remanded Ansari to custodial interrogation of Delhi Police to enable the investigators to unearth the whole conspiracy relating to running of an alleged gang in Delhi.

Earlier, Special Public Prosecutor B S Kain sought 14 days' custodial interrogation alleging Ansari was involved in running a crime syndicate along with inter-state gangster Munna Bajrangi and two other accused.

Ansari was also accused in BJP MLA Krishnand Rai murder case. (ANI)