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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Umar Ansari in Alleged Forgery Case

The order follows a district-court rejection in a case alleging forged papers were used to free property seized under the UP Gangsters Act.

Overview

  • Justice Gautam Chaudhary allowed the bail plea on Friday in Prayagraj.
  • Police allege Umar Ansari used fake documents and his mother Afsa Ansari’s forged signature to seek release of a seized asset.
  • The property at issue was confiscated in Ghazipur under the Gangsters Act.
  • Mohammadabad Police registered the case and arrested Ansari in Lucknow before he was remanded to judicial custody.
  • Ghazipur’s superintendent of police has said Afsa Ansari carries a Rs 50,000 reward as investigators examine the document fabrication.