Jailed Mastermind Behind Bars: Decade-Long Sentence for Extortion Plot

A Thane court has sentenced Azad Masuk Ali Ansari to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for a 2015 extortion-related firing incident orchestrated from prison. Ansari pleaded guilty to charges during a virtual hearing, with the court noting delayed trial due to absent co-accused. The case against others proceeds separately.

In a significant legal development, a Thane court has handed Azad Masuk Ali Ansari a decade-long sentence for his role in an extortion-linked firing incident from within prison walls.

Convicted under sections 307 and 120-B of the IPC, Ansari admitted guilt in the 2015 case during a virtual hearing while serving a life sentence in UP's Naini Central Prison.

The court recognized the prolonged trial delays, attributed to absentees among the co-accused, and maintained that the proceedings against them continue separately.