"He bought light machine gun" Ex-DSP who slapped POTA on Mukhtar Ansari recounts gangster's terror

Mar 29, 2024

Lucknow (UP), Mar 29 (ANI): Shailendra Singh, a former Uttar Pradesh DSP, spoke to ANI following the death of Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari on March 29 due to a cardiac arrest. Shailendra Singh refuted all allegations made by the deceased's family that Ansari was poisoned. Additionally, he claimed that Mukhtar Ansari had a positive experience during his service in a prison in Punjab and asserted that he enjoyed the support of the Congress party. Shailendra Singh also addressed the opposition's comments on Ansari's death, suggesting that they will inevitably question the circumstances, particularly given the timing amidst elections. He stated that opposition parties will seize any opportunity to create a favorable environment for themselves. “20 years ago, in 2004, Mukhtar Ansari's empire was at its peak. He would move around in open jeeps in areas where curfew was imposed. That time I recovered a Light Machine Gun, no recovery was made before or after that. I even imposed POTA on him... But the Mulayam Government wanted to save him at any cost. He pressurised officials, IG-Range, DIG, and SP-STF were transferred, even though I was made to resign within 15 days. But in my resignation, I wrote my reasons and put it before the people that this is the government you chose, which is protecting and working on the orders of mafias... I wasn't doing a favour to anyone. It was my duty”, said Shailendra Singh.