NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday reportedly detained Uttar Pradesh mafia don-turned-politician, Mukhtar Ansari, in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case.

In November, Mukhtar Ansari's son Abbas Ansari was placed under arrest after a 9-hour-long questioning by the Enforcement Directorate.

The ED has now booked the former BSP MLA, Mukhtar Ansari who is currently lodged in Uttar Pradesh's Banda jail, The Enforcement Directorate officials have said that there was critical evidence against him, based on which he has been placed under arrest.

The Agency has initiated the investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering case, 2002 against Mukhtar Ansari (Ex-MLA) and his associates on the bases of multiple FIRs registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

During the investigation, it came to light that two more FIRs were lodged against Vikas Constructions (a partnership firm) by UP Police for constructing godowns on public/government land after encroaching it. The godowns were built in Mau and Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh.

In one of the FIRs registered in Mau District, the UP Police has submitted a charge sheet in which all of the partners of the company Vikas Construction have been named as defendants.

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