ED summons Mukhtar’s father-inlaw for questioning

PRAYAGRAJ : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has now issued summon to Mukhtar Ansari’s father-in-law Jamshed Raza to turn up and record his statement at the ED office. The summon has been issued after questioning Mukhtar’s son MLA Abbas Ansari and his maternal uncle Atif Raza, in connection with the case of money laundering registered against Mukhtar Ansari in March 2021. The questioning has indicated transactions worth several crores by Mukhtar’s firm Vikas constructions and his father-in-law’s firm Agaz constructions.

The ED officials have summoned Jamshed Raza to question him about cash transactions and transfer of money to different persons and bank accounts. It is worth mentioning that ED has already arrested Mukhtar’s son and Mau MLA Abbas Ansari

SUMMON HAS BEEN ISSUED AFTER QUESTIONING FROM MUKHTAR’S SON ABBAS ANSARI AND HIS MATERNAL UNCLE ATIF RAZA

and his brother-in-law Atif Raza after they failed to cooperate with officials during questioning. Abbas Ansari was given seven more days of custody remand to Enforcement Directorate by the Sessions Court, Prayagraj on November 11. The custody remand will continue till November 18, 2022, thereafter, he will again be produced before the sessions court at Prayagraj. Oon November 5 also Abbas was given seven days of custody remand to the ED.