India, Aug. 4 -- Umar Ansari, son of the late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was arrested by Ghazipur Police from Lucknow on charges of forging documents related to a seized property, officials said on Monday.

According to the Superintendent of Police, Ghazipur, Umar Ansari created fake documents for a seized property by "forging the signature" of his mother, Afsa Ansari, "who has a bounty of Rs.50,000 on her," reported news agency ANI.

A case has been registered at Mohammadabad Police Station under relevant sections of the law. "Further legal proceedings are being conducted," the SP said.

Mukhtar Ansari died on March 28, 2024, following a cardiac arrest at Banda Medical College Hospital in Uttar Pradesh.

He was serving a ...