New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to submit a status report on the investigation of MLA Abbas Ansari's Gangsters Act case, within ten days.

A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh also asked the concerned Investigating Officer (IO) of the UP Police to expedite the probe against the Mau MLA.

The court was hearing the bail plea of MLA Abbas Ansari. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Ansari, informed the court that his client has been in custody for five months without being remanded, while the investigation in the case has remained stagnant.

Sibal further pointed out that Ansari had been granted bail in all other pending cases against him and urged the court to consider...