New Delhi, April 30 -- The Supreme Court has rejected a petition filed by Umar Ansari, the son of Mukhtar Ansari, a gangster-turned-politician from Uttar Pradesh.

The plea had initially sought protection for his father and a request to transfer him to a prison outside the state. Following Mukhtar Ansari's death, Umar Ansari submitted an application requesting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his father's death.

A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal dismissed the plea and suggested that the petitioner approach the Allahabad High Court to seek further legal action.

Last year, in July, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on Umar Ansari's pleas seeking to amend the...