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Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at the district court in Prayagraj in 2022.
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda on Thursday. Mukhtar Ansari was brought to the Rani Durgavati Medical College in the city from the district jail in “an unconscious state” after he had complained of vomiting. According to a medical bulletin, a team of nine doctors attended to him but he died of cardiac arrest, it stated.…Read More
Preparations for the funeral of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari are underway at the Kali Bagh Graveyard in Ghazipur. His body will be handed over to his son, Umar Ansari, after a post-mortem.
Following Mukhtar Ansari’s death, security has been beefed up across Uttar Pradesh. The Uttar Pradesh government has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which bars large gatherings, across the state. Additional security personnel have been deployed in the Banda, Mau, Ghazipur and Varanasi districts.
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Mukhtar Ansari was hospitalised for around 14 hours on Tuesday after he complained of abdominal pain. The gangster-turned-politician’s family has alleged that the 63-year-old was being “slow-poisoned” by a substance mixed in food given to him in the Banda jail.
Who was Mukhtar Ansari?
- Mukhtar Ansari, 63, was a five-time MLA from Mau Sadar – from 1996 to 2022 – twice as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate, twice as an Independent and once as a Quami Ekta Dal nominee.
- The gangster-turned-politician had been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005. He had more than 60 criminal cases pending against him.
- Mukhtar Ansari was sentenced in eight cases since September 2022 by different courts in Uttar Pradesh and was lodged in the Banda jail. His name was on the list of 66 gangsters issued by Uttar Pradesh Police last year.
- In 2022, Mukhtar Ansari passed on the baton to his elder son Abbas Ansari, who won from the same assembly seat as a candidate of the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party in 2022, which was then in an alliance with the Samajwadi Party.
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Mar 29, 2024 10:23 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Panel of 5 doctors being finalised for post-mortem
Mukhtar Ansari’s family lawyer Chandrajeet Yadav, who was given access to the mortuary where the politician’s body is kept, said that formalities are being completed for the examination. “The panel of five doctors is being finalised,” he adds.
Mar 29, 2024 10:22 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: ‘Documentation process going on,’ says lawyer
Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s lawyer Chandrajeet Yadav tells ANI: “Documentation process is going on. A panel of doctors is being formed and the postmortem will start soon. Some documents had to be signed for which we have come here. We will give updates as soon as we receive any…”
Mar 29, 2024 10:19 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Parole sought for jailed son
Parole orders are being awaited for Mukhtar Ansari’s son, Abbas Ansari, who is lodged at the Kasganj district Jail, to attend the gangster-turned-politician’s funeral in Ghazipur.
Mar 29, 2024 10:17 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Tejashwi, Owaisi repeat ‘poison’ claim
Rashtriya Janata Party (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday raised concerns over the events leading to gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s death and called on the constitutional institutions to take suo motu cognizance of “such strange cases”.
“Sad news was received about the demise of former UP MLA Shri Mukhtar Ansari. We pray to God to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear the loss,” former Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav said in Hindi on X.
Extending condolences to Mukhtar Ansari’s family, AIMIM chief Owaisi said, “The people of Ghazipur lost their favourite son and brother.” Read more.
Mar 29, 2024 10:13 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: How Indian Army officer’s grandson became a dreaded criminal
Mukhtar Ansari, born into an influential family in 1963, straddled the worlds of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh. Mukhtar Ansari hailed from a distinguished lineage deeply rooted in India’s struggle for independence. His paternal grandfather, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, was a notable leader in the Indian National Congress, becoming its president in 1927 and later, serving as Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia until his death in 1936. Read further.
Mar 29, 2024 10:08 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Family alleges ‘slow poisoning’ in jail
Mukhtar Ansari’s son, Umar Ansari, has alleged that the 63-year-old was being “slow-poisoned” by a substance mixed in food given to him in the Banda jail.
“My father had told us he was being subjected to ‘slow poison’,” Umar Ansari told reporters and added that the entire country knows about it now, according to ANI.
The charge has been denied by authorities.
Mar 29, 2024 10:05 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Additional force deployed in Ghazipur, Banda and other places
The Uttar Pradesh administration has deployed additional security personnel in Banda, Mau, Ghazipur and Varanasi districts.
Mar 29, 2024 10:04 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Security tightened in UP
Following Mukhtar Ansari’s death on Thursday night, security has been beefed up across Uttar Pradesh.
The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which bars large gatherings, across the state.
Mar 29, 2024 10:03 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Mukhtar Ansari was brought to hospital in unconscious state
Mukhtar Ansari was brought to the Rani Durgavati Medical College in the city from the district jail in “an unconscious state” after he had complained of vomiting.
A team of nine doctors attended to him but he died of cardiac arrest, the medical college said in a bulletin.
Mar 29, 2024 10:00 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Gangster-turned-politician dies of cardiac arrest
Mukhtar Ansari death news LIVE: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda on Thursday.
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