Abbas Ansari convicted in 2022 hate speech case, sentenced to two years in jail
Mau: Mau MLA Abbas Ansari has been convicted in connection with a hate speech delivered during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
The MP/MLA Court in Uttar Pradesh pronounced the verdict on Saturday, sentencing Ansari to two years of imprisonment.
Abbas Ansari, who contested and won from the Mau constituency on a Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) ticket in alliance with the Samajwadi Party, is the son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. The court’s verdict could potentially disqualify him from continuing as an MLA under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
