Ghazipur, Aug. 3 -- Umar Ansari, the younger son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was arrested for allegedly forging documents related to a seized property, a police officer said.

According to the Superintendent of Police, Ghazipur, the younger son of late gangster Mukhtar Ansari, Umar Ansari, was arrested by the Ghazipur Police from Lucknow.

He prepared fake documents for a confiscated property by "forging the signature" of his mother, Afsa Ansari, "who has a bounty of Rs 50,000 on her", the SP added.

A case has been registered at Mohammadabad Police Station under relevant sections, the SP said.

"Further legal proceedings are being conducted," he added.

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