SC permits Abbas Ansari to attend father Mukhtar’s prayer

The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted Abbas Ansari to visit his native place in Ghazipur between June 10 and 12 under police custody to attend private prayers for his deceased father Mukhtar Ansari.

A Bench presided over by Justice Surya Kant asked the Uttar Pradesh Police to ensure that the dignity and self-respect of female



family members are maintained while it accompany him at his residence.

Earlier, the Bench, also comprising Justice KV Viswanathan, had granted interim bail to Abbas Ansari, who is currently detained in Kasganj district jail, to attend the ‘fatiha’ ritual on April 10 of his late gangster-turned-politician father Mukhtar Ansari.