No Health Issues: UP After Gangster-MLA Mukhtar Ansari's Brother's Charge No Health Issues: UP After Gangster-MLA Mukhtar Ansari's Brother's Charge "Ansari was brought from Ropar jail at about 4:50 am to Banda prison gate by a special team and he finally got entry at 5 am. His belongings were checked and no objectionable items were found. Banda Medical college doctors did his check-up and found no immediate health issues," UP government said. Mukhtar Ansari was lodged in Rupnagar jail in January 2019 in connection with an extortion case Ballia, Uttar Pradesh: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's brother has alleged inhuman treatment being given to the jailed MLA while being transferred to Uttar Pradesh's Banda jail from Punjab, saying it could have been better had he been shot dead at a road crossing.