VARANASI/LUCKNOW, July 23 -- The UP Police have registered a criminal case against Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari, two former district arms clerks and others after an investigation into arms licences linked to the IS-191 gang of late mafia don Mukhtar Ansari allegedly uncovered missing official records, irregularities in weapon transactions and an untraceable rifle purchased on the MP's licence, senior police officials said on Wednesday. The case marks the first FIR arising out of an extensive verification drive ordered by Deputy Inspector General of Police, Varanasi Range, Vaibhav Krishna, to scrutinise arms licences issued to Mukhtar Ansari, his family members and associates as part of the ongoing crackdown on organised crime and mafia networks. Ghazipur Superintendent of Police Iraj Raja said Kotwali police station registered the case against Afzal Ansari, former first arms clerk Asfaq Ahmed and former second arms clerk Gauri Shankar Ram under Sections 409 (criminal breach of trust) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, along with Sections 21/25 and 30 of the Arms Act. According to the SP, police teams have been physically verifying 145 firearms purchased against 51 arms licences issued to members and associates of the IS-191 gang, including those licensed to Mukhtar Ansari, who died in Banda jail on March 28, 2024, and his family members. As part of the exercise, teams examined records in district magistrates' offices and licensed arms dealerships across Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab and Arunachal Pradesh. The inquiry allegedly found several original arms licence files and purchase-sale records connected with Ghazipur district missing from the district magistrate's record room. Investigators also claimed that physical verification revealed irregularities in weapon transactions, while the whereabouts of some firearms could not be established. The first FIR relates to arms licence No. 1188/P2 issued to Afzal Ansari. Police said the original licence file and purchase-sale records linked to the licence were missing from the archives, while investigators failed to establish the present status of rifle No. 830405 allegedly purchased using the licence....