VARANASI, March 12 -- A court here on Tuesday convicted jailed mafia don Mukhtar Ansari in a case of fraudulently obtaining an arms licence over three decades ago. The court fixed March 13 (Wednesday) for pronouncing the quantum of punishment in the case.

On behalf of the prosecution, additional district government counsel (criminal) Vinay Kumar Singh and special prosecution officer Udayraj Shukla submitted before the court in the matter. During the hearing, accused Mukhtar Ansari appeared in the court through videoconferencing from Banda jail where he is lodged.

After hearing the matter, MP/MLA court of Special Judge (MP-MLA) Avnish Gautam convicted Mukhtar guilty in the case under section 428 (mischief), 467 (forgery of valuable secur...