Mukhtar Ansari's wife writes to President seeking security for him during transfer from Punjab jail to UP

wife of jailed mafia don-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari has written to President Ram Nath Kovind urging him to ensure equate security for him when he is transferred from Punjab to Uttar Presh following a Supreme Court direction.

In her letter released to media on Wednesday, Afshan Ansari claimed that her husband, who is a BSP MLA from Mau, is an eyewitness in a case and accused BJP MLC is threatening to kill him in connivance with government machinery.

Afshan Ansari said she fears that her husband might be killed "in guise of a fake encounter" during his transfer from Ropar jail in Punjab to Uttar Presh's Banda prison.

According to Supreme Court's March 26 order, her husband has to be transferred to Uttar Presh's Banda jail in two weeks. Ansari's wife said she is frightened because of past actions of some officers of Uttar Presh government and is deeply concerned about safety of his life.

"If my husband is sent to Uttar Presh without fixing responsibility for safety of his life, n surely he would be killed by creating a false story. refore, it is a plea to President to order that my husband is protected," Afshan Ansari said in letter.

She also urged that if it is required to produce Ansari in court, President should order government to arrange central security force personnel "to accompany him from prison to court and back".

Mukhtar Ansari has been in judicial custody since October 25, 2005 in a number of criminal cases.

Alka Rai, legislator wife of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai who was killed allegedly at hands of Mukhtar Ansari gang in 2005, h demanded that Ansari be transferred to a jail in Uttar Presh.