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In a major security breach at the banda jail, where don Mukhtar Ansari is lodged, an undertrial escaped by scaling the prison’s boundary wall with the help of a bamboo stick on Sunday night.

Jail authorities and Banda district police are set to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) based drone cameras for aerial surveillance of banda jail compound and adjoining areas to screen any suspicious movement keeping in mind the security of jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari.

A three-layer security blanket has been rolled out around the two barracks at banda jail where gangster-turned-politician and sitting MLA Mukhtar Ansari will be lodged.

The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the district judge (DJ), Banda to make an inspection of the banda jail and submit a report before the court by next date.

The state prisons department is busy hammering out foolproof security arrangements at Banda district jail, where don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari would be incarcerated after being shifted from Ropar jail in Punjab.

An undertrial was found dead inside a barrack of banda jail on Wednesday.He was found hanging from the grills of a window with a towel while his veins were slit.The piece of blade used was also recovered.

A contingent of UP Police that reached Punjab’s Ropar jail on Tuesday morning took jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari into custody to bring him back. The convoy carrying Mukhtar is likely to reach banda jail by Wednesday morning.

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari hospitalized in Banda Medical College ICU due to a urinary infection. Facing a life sentence, his son shared the news on social media. Transferred to ICU for surgery after being in district hospital. High security outside hospital. Convicted for arms license forgery, Ansari's health critical.

In a major security breach at the banda jail, where don Mukhtar Ansari is lodged, an undertrial escaped by scaling the prison’s boundary wall with the help of a bamboo stick on Sunday night.

Mukhtar Ansari, a mafia don from Varanasi, couldn't be produced in court because there weren't enough police to take him into custody. Brijesh Singh, Ansari's archrival, appeared in court on January 17th, and the court instructed the jail officials to provide adequate security for Mukhtar's appearance on the next date of hearing. Brijesh had appeared in court on September 6th, but Mukhtar had appeared through video conferencing from banda jail.

Mukhtar Ansari, a gangster who is currently in jail, is due to have a hearing on Tuesday. The ball is now in the banda jail authority's court to ensure Mukhtar's appearance before the judge during the hearing. On two previous occasions, Mukhtar's lawyers and the banda administration had managed to get the hearing deferred. However, on January 10, the court ordered the home department official, Adg law and order, and authorities of banda jail and district police to ensure Mukhtar's physical appearance before it on the next hearing. The ball is now in banda jail authority's court to ensure Mukhtar's appearance before the judge during the hearing on two earlier occasions.

banda jail superintendent Vikram Singh Yadav has been suspended following the release of gangster Ravi Kana without a court order. A Noida court issued a show-cause notice to Yadav after Kana, a scrap tycoon accused of extortion, was freed from banda jail on January 29, despite a pending B-warrant. Police have launched a manhunt for Kana.

KANPUR: POTA detenue and independent MLA of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya has been shifted to Kanpur jail from Banda on Wednesday night, official sources said on Thursday.

A contingent of Uttar Pradesh Police (UPP) that reached Ropar jail on Tuesday morning took jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari into custody to bring him back to Uttar Pradesh.