Mukhtar Ansari's assets worth Rs 73.43 lakh seized in UP's Mau
1 year, 5 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari's assets worth Rs 73.43 lakh seized in UP's Mau

India TV News  

Mukhtar Ansari's assets worth Rs 73.43 lakh seized in UP's Mau Ansari was acquitted by a Lucknow court on December 23, 2020 under the offence of Section 2/3 of The Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities Act. Earlier on Friday, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on Mukhtar Ansari's plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order convicting him under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities Act. Ansari has challenged Allahabad High Court's Lucknow judicature order dated September 23, 2022, whereby the High Court overturned the trial court's order. A Lucknow court had on December 23, 2020 acquitted Ansari under the offence of Section 2/3 of The Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities Act.

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Embezzlement of government funds: SIT freezes ₹47.96 crore; seizes 1.83 crore cash in Jharkhand
2 months ago

Embezzlement of government funds: SIT freezes ₹47.96 crore; seizes 1.83 crore cash in Jharkhand

The Hindu  

“The Special Investigation Team has frozen around ₹47.96 crore in various accounts, recovered ₹1.83 crore in cash and seized jewellery worth ₹16.70 lakh in connection with government funds embezzlement cases,” a police statement said on Saturday. “The SIT, led by Anti-Terrorist Squad Superintendent of Police Rishabh Jha, is investigating the fraudulent withdrawal cases involving around ₹109 crore from accounts linked …

Rs 2 Crore-Flat Owned By Mukhtar Ansari's Wife & 'Lady Don' Afsa Attached In Lucknow
4 months ago

Rs 2 Crore-Flat Owned By Mukhtar Ansari's Wife & 'Lady Don' Afsa Attached In Lucknow

ABP News  

A flat worth Rs 2 crore in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar area belonging to former gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's wife and "lady don" Afsa Ansari has been attached, a senior officer said. Afsa Ansari, who had formed a gang, had bought the flat in the name of Flume Petromax Private Limited, the officer said, adding that the accused and her associates floated …

Chhattisgarh: Mukhtar Ansari killed a woman and her two minor children in Balrampur, skeletons found two months later, arrested
4 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: Mukhtar Ansari killed a woman and her two minor children in Balrampur, skeletons found two months later, arrested

Op India  

On Friday, 3 skeletons were found in the Dahejwar village in Balrampur, Chhattisgarh. Reports say that accused Mukhtar’s elder brother Arif Ansari was in a relationship with the minor girl and was thus not sending money to his family. Speaking about the matter, Balrampur SP Vaibhav Banker said that the accused Mukhtar Ansari, originally from Jharkhand, was arrested by the …

Money laundering case: SC notice to ED on bail plea of MLA Abbas Ansari
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Money laundering case: SC notice to ED on bail plea of MLA Abbas Ansari

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate on the bail plea filed by jailed MLA Abbas Ansari in connection with a money laundering case. The high court on May 9, 2024, had dismissed Mr. Ansari’s bail plea, noting the money trail put forward by the ED in the case against him. The high court had …

Allahabad HC sets aside Ghazipur court order convicting SP MP Afzal Ansari in Krishnanand Rai murder case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Allahabad HC sets aside Ghazipur court order convicting SP MP Afzal Ansari in Krishnanand Rai murder case

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court on Monday set aside Ghazipur MP-MLA court order sentencing Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari for four years in the murder of former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Krishnanand Rai, PTI reported. The high court order means that Ansari will continue as the Lok Sabha MP from Ghazipur. Afzal Ansari, the brother of deceased gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was …

Allahabad High Court Allows SP MP Afzal Ansari's Appeal Challenging Conviction In Gangster Act Case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Allows SP MP Afzal Ansari's Appeal Challenging Conviction In Gangster Act Case

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today ALLOWED the appeal of Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari, who had moved the Court challenging his conviction in the Gangster Act case, in which the Ghazipur MP/MLA Court sentenced him to 4 years in prison. Ansari, who secured victory in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur constituency during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on a Samajwadi Party ticket, …

'Mukhtar Ansari Poisoned In Jail': Umar Ansari Seeks Inquiry From Supreme Court
8 months, 1 week ago

'Mukhtar Ansari Poisoned In Jail': Umar Ansari Seeks Inquiry From Supreme Court

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Monday was told that gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari was poisoned in jail and Umar Ansari, his son, wants to seek an inquiry into his father's death. In 2023, Umar Ansari had filed a petition seeking his father's transfer from Uttar Pradesh Jail on account of anticipated threat to his life. Earlier, Mukhtar Ansari was shifted from Uttar …

Allahabad High Court Reserves Verdict On MP Afzal Ansari's Appeal Against Conviction In Gangster Act Case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Reserves Verdict On MP Afzal Ansari's Appeal Against Conviction In Gangster Act Case

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the appeal filed by Member of Parliament Afzal Ansari. He is challenging his conviction in the Gangster Act case, in which the Ghazipur MP/MLA Court sentenced him to 4 years in prison. This conviction is linked to the 2005 murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar …

ED takes action against a coal mafia in Ranchi
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ED takes action against a coal mafia in Ranchi

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate, Ranchi has provisionally attached 62 immovable properties of Mohammad Ezhar Ansari worth ₹9.67 crore in the case registered against him and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. ED initiated an investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by Jharkhand Police under various sections of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Coal Mines Act, …

No poison found in Mukhtar Ansari’s viscera: Police
11 months ago

No poison found in Mukhtar Ansari’s viscera: Police

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW No poison was found in the viscera of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who reportedly died due to cardiac arrest in Banda jail on March 28. Mukhtar’s elder brother and BSP MP Afzal Ansari and his younger son Umar Ansari had alleged he was given slow poison in his daily meals in Banda jail. SP Ankur Aggarwal told media persons that …

SC closes proceedings on Mukhtar Ansari’s appeal against conviction in case
11 months, 3 weeks ago

SC closes proceedings on Mukhtar Ansari’s appeal against conviction in case

The Hindu  

Taking note of Mukhtar Ansari's death, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed its proceedings on a plea filed by the jailed gangster-turned-politician against an order of the Allahabad High Court sentencing him to five-year jail term in a 24-year-old case. Last year on October 13, the top court had sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh government on Ansari's appeal …

How Mukhtar Ansari smoothly executed BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai's murder from jail
11 months, 4 weeks ago

How Mukhtar Ansari smoothly executed BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai's murder from jail

Op India  

As thousands of Muslims flocked to the streets in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, broke barricades and created a ruckus to give a grand farewell to the dreaded gangster Mukhtar Ansari, recalling how cruel and brutal their ‘hero’ was, has become crucial. On 29th April 2023, the MP-MLA court of Ghazipur sentenced mafia Mukhtar Ansari to 10 years in …

Police deployed outside graveyard ahead of last rites of gangster Mukhtar Ansari
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Police deployed outside graveyard ahead of last rites of gangster Mukhtar Ansari

Op India  

District Magistrate Gazipur Aryaka Akhoury said on Saturday that police have been deployed along the route leading from his home to the graveyard as the last rites of the gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari would be held today. Police have been deployed outside the burial ground to maintain law and order as people have gathered to pay their respects to …

Mukhtar Ansari: Rise & fall of mafia don with illustrious family legacy
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari: Rise & fall of mafia don with illustrious family legacy

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who straddled the two worlds — crime and politics has drawn curtains on an era of crime and terror that plagued UP, especially its eastern and central regions, for four decades. Mukhtar got implicated in his first criminal case in 1978 at the age of 15, followed by the first murder case in …

Judicial inquiry ordered into death of Mukhtar Ansari
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Judicial inquiry ordered into death of Mukhtar Ansari

The Hindu  

The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Banda district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari who died in Banda on Thursday. Ms. Singh, who is the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, will lead a three-member team entrusted to conduct the magisterial investigation into the death of the five-time former MLA. Ansari died of …

Mukhtar Ansari Dies of Cardiac Arrest Amid 'Poisoning' Allegations: A Brief Chronology of Gangster's Health Troubles
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari Dies of Cardiac Arrest Amid 'Poisoning' Allegations: A Brief Chronology of Gangster's Health Troubles

News 18  

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari on Thursday passed away at the Banda Medical College in Uttar Pradesh following a cardiac arrest. Here’s A Brief Chronology of Mukhtar Ansari’s Death: March 19: Jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari alleged poisoned food was being given to him in jail. Jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari alleged poisoned food was being given to him in jail. DM, SP …

Mukhtar Ansari's death: What family, lawyers, politicians said on ‘slow poison’; 10 points
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari's death: What family, lawyers, politicians said on ‘slow poison’; 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died on Thursday night at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Banda. Mukhtar Ansari death: The Uttar Pradesh administration has issued prohibitory orders under Section 144. Here are 10 points on Mukhtar Ansari's death: The Uttar Pradesh administration has issued prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which bars large gatherings across the state. …

On Mukhtar Ansari's death, wife of BJP MLA killed by him: ‘Today is Holi for us’
11 months, 4 weeks ago

On Mukhtar Ansari's death, wife of BJP MLA killed by him: ‘Today is Holi for us’

Hindustan Times  

The family of former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Krishnanand Rai, who was killed by Mukhtar Ansari, said the death of gangster-politician is a ‘blessing of Almighty’. “My mother and I have received the blessings of Baba Vishwanath and Baba Gorakhnath,” Krishnanand Rai's son Piyush Rai said. In April 2023, Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for …

Mukhtar Ansari: The ‘Bahubali’ gangster of UP who became a politician
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari: The ‘Bahubali’ gangster of UP who became a politician

Firstpost  

Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest on Thursday at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda. Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district on Thursday. A freedom fighter’s grandson Mukhtar Ansari was born in 1960 in Uttar Pradesh’s Yusufpur into a family which contributed to India’s freedom struggle and played a significant role in the country’s political landscape …

Daily Dispatch (India): Judicial probe ordered into gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's death, Kejriwal's wife launches campaign to garner support for AAP leader, INDI alliance seals seat-sharing dea
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Daily Dispatch (India): Judicial probe ordered into gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's death, Kejriwal's wife launches campaign to garner support for AAP leader, INDI alliance seals seat-sharing dea

Firstpost  

UP court orders judicial probe into gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s death A chief judicial magistrate’s court in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda on Friday ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, a senior official said. The 63-year-old Ansari was brought to the Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda from the district jail in “an unconscious state” on Thursday evening …

Mukhtar Ansari's death: 'My father was given slow poison’, claims son Umar Ansari
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari's death: 'My father was given slow poison’, claims son Umar Ansari

Hindustan Times  

Umar Ansari, the son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari who died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, claimed that his father was given poison in the food and said the family would move the court. Mukhtar Ansari was brought to the Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda from the district jail in “an unconscious …

How it took 44 years for Mukhtar Ansari conviction
11 months, 4 weeks ago

How it took 44 years for Mukhtar Ansari conviction

India Today  

Mukhtar Ansari, the gangster-politician from Uttar Pradesh, died on Thursday after a long prison confinement since 2005. With over 60 criminal cases pending against him, Mukhtar Ansari, the former five-time MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Mau, had seen convictions, acquittals, and pending trials, one after another. The Allahabad High Court, in September 2022, reversed a trial court's decision and sentenced Mukhtar …

Mukhtar Ansari: End of a don of many states, many parties
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari: End of a don of many states, many parties

New Indian Express  

His death following a heart attack in a hospital in Banda once again highlights the complex intertwining of crime, benefaction and politics.The gravity of the cases against Ansari is common knowledge in UP among police officials and the bureaucracy. Many eye-witnesses in this case also died under mysterious circumstances and in April 2023, a court in Ghazipur convicted and sentenced …

Mukhtar Ansari files: BJP MLA was killed with AK-47, his braid chopped off
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari files: BJP MLA was killed with AK-47, his braid chopped off

India Today  

That November 29 afternoon in 2005 was colder than usual. In April 2023, a court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur convicted and sentenced Mukhtar Ansari to 10 years imprisonment for Krishnanand Rai's murder. WHY MUKHTAR ANSARI GOT KRISHNANAND RAI KILLED In the swathes of UP's Purvanchal, old timers remember every detail of the 80s and 90s when the rise of mafia …

This ex-cop seized machine gun, hit Mukhtar Ansari with POTA charge in 2004
11 months, 4 weeks ago

This ex-cop seized machine gun, hit Mukhtar Ansari with POTA charge in 2004

India Today  

Around 20 years ago, in 2004, dreaded gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's empire was at its peak. However, it is this long and bitter war against the gangster-turned-politician that ended Shailendra Singh's career as he was forced to resign in 15 days by the then Mulayam Singh Yadav-led government. Reflecting on his career following the death of Mukhtar Ansari due to cardiac …

Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics

The Hindu  

Mukhtar Ansari straddled the worlds of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Ansari was awarded life term and a penalty of Rs 2.02 lakh by Varanasi MP/MLA earlier this month in a case of fraudulently obtaining an arms licence around 37 years ago. On December 15, 2023, a Varanasi MP/MLA court sentenced Mr. Ansari for five years and six …

Mukhtar Ansari, five-time former Uttar Pradesh MLA with 63 cases, eight convictions
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari, five-time former Uttar Pradesh MLA with 63 cases, eight convictions

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, a five-time former Uttar Pradesh MLA who died of cardiac arrest on Thursday, was an accused in 63 criminal cases and convicted in eight cases since September 2022. A senior police official said Mukhtar Ansari feared a threat to his life as four close associates were killed while in judicial custody since 2018. Alka Rai, the slain …

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies

The Hindu  

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari ied of cardiac arrest on Thursday within hours after he was rushed to the Rani Durgawati Medical College in Banda district. “Around 8:25 p.m. convicted/undertail prisoner Mukhtar Ansari, son of Subhanullah, aged 63, was brought by jail staff to the Emergency department at the Rani Durgawati Medical College in an unconscious state. In June 2023, a …

Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician, dies in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician, dies in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest

Hindustan Times  

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died on Thursday night after he suffered a heart attack in the Banda jail. Mukhtar Ansari died in hospital on Thursday after he suffered a heart attack in jail. DGP Prashant Kumar as per the medical bulletin shared by the Banda Medical College, Mukhtar Ansari is dead. Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure …

Who Was Mukhtar Ansari? 'Bahubali' Gangster Of UP Who Was Convicted For BJP MLA's Murder
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Who Was Mukhtar Ansari? 'Bahubali' Gangster Of UP Who Was Convicted For BJP MLA's Murder

News 18  

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died after he suffered a heart attack in jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district on Thursday. A convicted gangster and politician from Uttar Pradesh, 61-year-old Mukhtar Ansari had been elected as MLA from the Mau constituency five times, including twice as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate. Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment …

Mukhtar Ansari, jailed gangster, hospitalised after suffering heart attack, say sources
1 year ago

Mukhtar Ansari, jailed gangster, hospitalised after suffering heart attack, say sources

India TV News  

Jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari's health has once again deteriorated. Principal of Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, Sunil Kaushal said that Ansari was admitted to hospital at around 3.45 am following "pain in the stomach and problem in urinating and excretion". "At around 5.45 pm on Tuesday, Ansari was discharged from the ICU ward of the medical college, and the jail …

Mukhtar Ansari Dead: Crime story of Uttar Pradesh don with over 60 pending cases
1 year ago

Mukhtar Ansari Dead: Crime story of Uttar Pradesh don with over 60 pending cases

India TV News  

Mukhtar Ansari death: Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician and a five-time MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Mau Sadar seat, died of cardiac arrest on Thursday. According to UP Police, cases were registered against Mukhtar Ansari under sections related to robbery, dacoity, kidnapping, extortion and murder in Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chanauli, Azamgarh, Mau, Sonbhad, Lucknow, Barabanki and Agra. On 15.12.2023, once again, the Varanasi Court …

Mukhtar Ansari discharged from hospital after 14 hours, taken back to jail
1 year ago

Mukhtar Ansari discharged from hospital after 14 hours, taken back to jail

Deccan Chronicle  

Banda/Lucknow, Mar 26 Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was on Tuesday hospitalised for around 14 hours in Uttar Pradesh's Banda after he complained of abdominal pain. Principal of Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, Sunil Kaushal said that Ansari was admitted to hospital at around 3.45 am following "pain in the stomach and problem in urinating and excretion". "At around 5.45 pm …

‘Mukhtar Ansari poisoned in UP’s Banda jail', alleges don-turned-politician's brother
1 year ago

‘Mukhtar Ansari poisoned in UP’s Banda jail', alleges don-turned-politician's brother

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has alleged being poisoned by a substance mixed in food given to him in Banda jail, his brother Afzal Ansari said on Tuesday. “Due to the sudden deterioration in the health of prisoner Mukhtar Ansari and falling in the toilet in the night, he was immediately given treatment by the jail doctor. The prisoner was admitted to …

Mukhtar Ansari hospitalised, condition 'stable'; brother alleges he was poisoned in jail
1 year ago

Mukhtar Ansari hospitalised, condition 'stable'; brother alleges he was poisoned in jail

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow, Mar 26 Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was admitted to the ICU at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district early Tuesday with a complaint of abdominal pain. According to a medical bulletin issued by the Banda Medical College, "Mukhtar Ansari was admitted there at 3.55 am with a complaint of pain in the abdomen. Afzal Ansari said that during …

Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari hospitalised
1 year ago

Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari hospitalised

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow, Mar 26 Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was admitted to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district early Tuesday after he complained of abdominal pain. According to a medical bulletin issued by the Banda Medical College, Mukhtar's condition is stable "Mukhtar Ansari was admitted there at 3.55 am with complain of pain in abdomen.Patient is admitted and conservative treatment has …

Mukhtar Ansari sentenced to life imprisonment in over 3 decades old fake gun licence case
1 year ago

Mukhtar Ansari sentenced to life imprisonment in over 3 decades old fake gun licence case

Op India  

A special MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on 13th March sentenced gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment in a three-decade-old fake arms licence case. The case against Mukhtar Ansari was registered under IPC sections 467, 468 and 120B, along with provisions of the Arms Act at Mohammadabad police station in Ghazipur in December 1990. When this scam was discovered …

Mukhtar sentenced to life imprisonment in gun licence case
1 year ago

Mukhtar sentenced to life imprisonment in gun licence case

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW/VARANASI: Incarcerated mafioso-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who has been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005, was sentenced to a life term by a Varanasi MP/MLA court on Wednesday in a case of fraudulently obtaining an arms licence around 34 years ago. Varanasi additional district government counsel, Vinay Kumar Singh, informed that the court sentenced a life term under …

Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician, sentenced to life imprisonment in 36-year-old case
1 year ago

Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician, sentenced to life imprisonment in 36-year-old case

Hindustan Times  

Mukhtar Ansari was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment in a 36-year-old fake arms licence case by a special MP/MLA court in Varanasi. After hearing the matter, MP/MLA court of Special Judge Avnish Gautam convicted Mukhtar guilty in the case under section 428, 467, 468, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and section 30 of the Arms Act, Singh said. …

Mukhtar Ansari convicted in arms licence fraud case
1 year ago

Mukhtar Ansari convicted in arms licence fraud case

Hindustan Times  

A court here on Tuesday convicted jailed mafia don Mukhtar Ansari in a case of fraudulently obtaining an arms licence over three decades ago. Accused Mukhtar Ansari appeared in the court through videoconferencing from Banda jail where he is lodged. During the hearing, accused Mukhtar Ansari appeared in the court through videoconferencing from Banda jail where he is lodged. After …

Chitrakoot jail incident: Gangsters’ Act slapped against Abbas Ansari, 4 aides
1 year, 1 month ago

Chitrakoot jail incident: Gangsters’ Act slapped against Abbas Ansari, 4 aides

Hindustan Times  

More trouble is in store for the family of incarcerated five-term MLA, Mukhtar Ansari, as the state police imposed another case of Gangsters’ Act against his elder son, Abbas Ansari, who is already in jail in a money-laundering case. Abbas Ansari Chitrakoot superintendent of police, Arun Kumar Singh, confirmed the FIR of Gangsters’ Act was lodged against Abbas and his …

Mafia Mukhtar Ansari pleads mercy before court after conviction in Nand Kishore Rungta murder case
1 year, 3 months ago

Mafia Mukhtar Ansari pleads mercy before court after conviction in Nand Kishore Rungta murder case

Op India  

On Friday, a Varanasi MP/MLA court sentenced mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to five and a half years in prison for threatening a witness in the kidnapping of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad treasurer. The court also fined Ansari Rs 10,000 for threatening Mahavir Prasad Rungta, the brother of coal businessman and VHP treasurer Nand Kishore Rungta, who was kidnapped from his Varanasi …

Mukhtar Ansari awarded prison term in seventh case in 15 months
1 year, 3 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari awarded prison term in seventh case in 15 months

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who has been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005, has been awarded prison terms in seven cases in the last fifteen months. This was the seventh case in which Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and given punishments since September 2022, UP Police special director general Prashant Kumar said On Friday, the Varanasi MP/MLA court sentenced …

Mukhtar Ansari gets over 5 years rigorous imprisonment in 26-year-old case
1 year, 3 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari gets over 5 years rigorous imprisonment in 26-year-old case

Live Mint  

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has been sentenced to five and a half years rigorous imprisonment in a 26-year-old case. Uttar Pradesh Special DG Law and Order Prashant Kumar revealed the MP/MLA court verdict on Friday evening — the latest punishment received by the former BSP lawmaker. “In the last one and a half years, Mukhtar Ansari has received seven punishments, which …

No Harm Will Be Caused To Mukhtar Ansari In Jail : UP Govt Tells Supreme Court
1 year, 3 months ago

No Harm Will Be Caused To Mukhtar Ansari In Jail : UP Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday recorded the statement of the State of Uttar Pradesh that protection of Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari will be ensured in jail in a plea moved by his son, Umar Ansari apprehending 'serious and imminent threat' to his father's life who is currently lodged in Banda Jail in Uttar Pradesh, in a conviction for murder. A bench …

Afzal Ansari hopeful of getting back lawmaker status soon
1 year, 3 months ago

Afzal Ansari hopeful of getting back lawmaker status soon

Hindustan Times  

Afzal Ansari, a five-time assembly member and two-time parliamentarian, is hopeful that he would get back his status as lawmaker after the Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the conviction of disqualification that he was subjected to after he was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in a 2007 Gangster Act case on April 29, 2023. Afzal Ansari “The Lok Sabha speaker …

Mukhtar Ansari's son approaches Supreme Court, says serious threat to father in jail
1 year, 3 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari's son approaches Supreme Court, says serious threat to father in jail

India Today  

Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's son, Umar Ansari, filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court on Monday, expressing concerns about an "imminent and serious threat" to his father, currently incarcerated in Banda Jail, Uttar Pradesh. The petition urges the Supreme Court to direct the transfer of all cases against Mukhtar Ansari from Uttar Pradesh courts to states not governed by the …

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-year jail term in Gangster Act case
1 year, 5 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-year jail term in Gangster Act case

India Today  

A Ghazipur court on Friday sentenced gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari to 10 years in jail and hard labour in the 2009 Gangster Act case. Ansari's associate Sonu Yadav got a 5-year jail term and a Rs 2 lakh fine was imposed on him. I have been in jail since 2005," Ansai told the MP/MLA court's judge Arvind Mishra, a day after …

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari given 10-year imprisonment in murder case
1 year, 5 months ago

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari given 10-year imprisonment in murder case

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was awarded 10 years imprisonment by Ghazipur MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh on Friday in connection with the murder of one Kapil Dev Singh and 2010 attempt to murder case of Mir Hasan in which he was a key conspirator. The Uttar Pradesh court also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Ansari who …

Mukhtar Ansari convicted for sixth time in 13 months
1 year, 5 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari convicted for sixth time in 13 months

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who has been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005, was convicted in six separate cases registered against him in the last thirteen months. Mukhtar Ansari convicted for sixth time in 13 months Ghazipur additional district government counsel Neeraj Srivastava said, Ansari’s latest conviction came when the Gazhipur MP/MLA court on Thursday found him guilty …

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