1. Home
2. India

UP Police silent on why Ansari's convoy halted in Agra for several minutes

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 4/8/2021 11:39:46 AM

Agra, Apr 7 The police convoy that ferried notorious UP muscleman and gangster Mukhtar Ansari from Ropar district in Punjab to the Banda district jail in UP passed through Agra last night. However, despite the strict instructions to the police team against stopping in the way, the convoy stopped at the village Wajidpur in the PS Dauki area of Agra at around 10 pm. Although the halt lasted only five minutes, Agra SSP Muniraj G and other senior officers are unable to answer why the convoy had stopped in Agra and whether anyone contacted the gangster during that stop. According to available information, Mukhtar Ansari's convoy had 40 vehicles, including an ambulance. The Yamuna Expressway toll gates no. 8 and 9 on Khandauli toll plaza had been kept open by the police for unrestricted passage of all vehicles. The escort from Agra brought the vehicles from Khandauli to the Inner Ring Road, from where they entered the Lucknow Expressway. SSP Muniraj G confirmed that a police escort had been provided to the convoy within the district limits of Agra. Police teams had reached both Lucknow and Yamuna Expressways two hours before the convoy arrived. Police teams from Khandauli, Etmadpur, Dauki, and Fatehabad escorted the convoy.