UP police announce Rs 25,000 reward on jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari's wife Afshan

LUCKNOW: Tightening the noose around jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari, the Mau police on Wednesday announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 for any information leading to the arrest of his wife Afshan Ansari.
Recently, UP Police had turned the heat on Shaista, wife of slain ganglord Atiq Ahmed, for her alleged role in the Umesh Pal murder case and conducted raids across the state to her arrest.
Mau SP Avinash Pandey told TOI that Afshan Ansari is wanted in a case of Gangster Act lodged with the Dakshin Tola police station in the district. She has been on the run and therefore the reward has been announced, he said. A local court had issued warrants against Mukhtar and Afshan in this case.
DIG Varanasi, Akhilesh Chaurasiya, had also announced a reward of Rs 50,000 on Afshan who is wanted in a case lodged in Ghazipur district. After Mau police’s announcement, Afshan now carries a reward of Rs 75,000 on her arrest.