Overview

• Police confirmed the government-ordered move late Friday with the Kasganj jail receiving him under strict secrecy known only to senior officials.
• Umar Ansari was arrested in Lucknow on August 3 on allegations he used forged documents to seek release of property seized under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act, valued at roughly Rs 10 crore.
• Investigators say the papers carried forged signatures of his mother, Afshan Ansari, who is declared absconding with a reward announcement and a lookout notice in place.
• A case was registered at the Muhammadabad police station after a government advocate flagged suspicious signatures during a July 11 scrutiny that included comparison with M/s Vikas Construction records.
• Courts rejected bail pleas for Umar and his lawyer, Liaqat Ali, on August 21 and 22 respectively, while his brother, MLA Abbas Ansari, recently obtained a High Court stay restoring his legislative status.