Uttar Pradesh Police reached Punjab's Rupnagar jail to take custody of gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari on April 06.
On March 26, Supreme Court ordered the transfer of the BSP MLA from Ropar Jail in Punjab to UP's Banda within 2 weeks.
According to UP Police, around 52 cases have been registered against Ansari.
Mau MLA has been lodged in a Ropar Jail in Punjab since January 2019 where he was named in an extortion case.