Highlights Afzal Ansari said his brother was denied food, water during jail transfer The UP govt said Mukhtar Ansari medical checkup revealed no health issues New Delhi: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s brother on Wednesday (April 7) alleged that the former was subjected to inhuman treatment while bringing him from Punjab to Banda jail in Uttar Pradesh. Afzal Ansari, who is a BSP MP from Ghazipur, said that it would have been better had he been shot dead at a road crossing. However, the UP government said that a medical examination of Ansari was done and that no health issues were found.