News18 Afternoon Digest: After Atiq, Focus on Mukhtar Ansari; BSF Fires Shots at Suspected Pak Drone & More

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Last Updated: April 22, 2023, 13:15 IST

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Mukhtar Ansari was kept in Punjab in an extortion case in Mohali and was later moved to a jail in Banda in UP. (ANI)

Mukhtar Ansari was kept in Punjab in an extortion case in Mohali and was later moved to a jail in Banda in UP. (ANI)

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Karnataka: AAP Candidate Mentions Having ‘Two Wives’ in Affidavit to EC, is Married to Twin Sisters

Ahead of assembly elections in Karnataka slated for May 10, 2023, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Shankar Dasar, has a rather peculiar detail to mention in his affidavit submitted to the Election Commission. The 39-year-old politician has mentioned having “two wives", who are twin sisters. Dasar has also mentioned that he has five kids with them both. READ MORE

After Atiq, Focus on Mukhtar Ansari as Punjab CM Gives Shocking Details on ‘Rs 55L Comfortable Jail Stay’

After dreaded gangster Atiq Ahmed, another mafia-politician from Uttar Pradesh — Mukhtar Ansari — is in the spotlight. The focused shifted to Punjab after chief minister Bhagwant Mann refused to clear a file with a bill of Rs 55 lakh incurred on “facilitating” the stay of the gangster in Ropar jail. READ MORE

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first published:April 22, 2023, 13:15 IST
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