Highlights He is Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator from Mau He is facing several charges of heinous crimes New Delhi: Mukhtar Ansari is a gangster-turned-politician who is Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator from Mau. He is accused in several heinous crimes and is currently lodged in jail. He was handed over to Uttar Pradesh Police by its Punjab counterparts for taking him back to a jail in Banda district by road. The Supreme Court had on March 26 asked the Punjab government to hand over Ansari to Uttar Pradesh Police within two weeks, ignoring pleas of the former. A medical check-up of Ansari, comprising a coronavirus test, was done before handing over to the Uttar Pradesh police.