Don Mukhtar Ansari's Demise Births Disturbing Questions About Political Morality - News18
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Don Mukhtar Ansari's Demise Births Disturbing Questions About Political Morality - News18

News 18  

Pardon the lack of objectivity. Ansari’s political benefactors stood solidly behind him even when he was eventually convicted. Ansari was lodged in Punjab’s Ropar Jail under the Congress government till April 2021. Dave was engaged by the Congress government to make out a legal case to ensure Ansari would remain in Ropar jail even though his crimes were committed in Uttar Pradesh. Ansari knew that life in prison would be a lot tougher under the BJP’s Yogi Adityanath government.

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One for my brother, appeals Afzal as Mukhtar Ansari’s shadow looms large in Ghazipur
6 months, 4 weeks ago

One for my brother, appeals Afzal as Mukhtar Ansari’s shadow looms large in Ghazipur

The Hindu  

There are no marigold garlands heaped on top of Samajwadi Party nominee Afzal Ansari’s vehicle – the distinguishing mark of an election candidate. At a small clearing inside the village predominantly of Rajbhars, an OBC group that had significantly shifted to the BJP after 2014, is Mr. Ansari’s first public meeting of the day. It is only towards the end …

Congress, Samajwadi Party and others mourn the death of Mukhtar Ansari, demand probe
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress, Samajwadi Party and others mourn the death of Mukhtar Ansari, demand probe

Op India  

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died on Thursday, 28th March, after his health deteriorated in jail. Recently he said that he could be murdered anytime, Why he was not given a proper medical facility…We will demand a thorough investigation of the incident.” #WATCH | On the death of Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari after suffering a cardiac arrest, Samajwadi Party leader Ameeque Jamei says, …

How it took 44 years for Mukhtar Ansari conviction
8 months, 3 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 death: 'My father was being given slow poison,’ claims son Umar Ansari
8 months, 3 weeks ago

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

India TV News  

Mukhtar Ansari's death: Umar Ansari, son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda in Uttar Pradesh, that his father was given poison in the food and said that the family would move the court to seek justice. Condemnable and regrettable," Owaisi wrote on X. Samajwadi Party leader Ameeque Jamei demanded a thorough investigation …

Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics
8 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 …

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies
8 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 …

Who Was Mukhtar Ansari? 'Bahubali' Gangster Of UP Who Was Convicted For BJP MLA's Murder
8 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 | The story of a family, from the freedom movement to jail
1 year, 6 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari | The story of a family, from the freedom movement to jail

The Hindu  

Last week, a Varanasi court sentenced gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, 60, to life imprisonment in the murder of Awadhesh Rai, the brother of senior Congress leader and five-time MLA Ajay Rai. Mr. Ansari older son Abbas Ansari is also in custody, in a money laundering case, while his wife Afsha Ansari and younger son Umar Ansari, accused in other criminal cases, …

Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari gets life term for 1991 murder
1 year, 6 months ago

Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari gets life term for 1991 murder

The Hindu  

A Varanasi court on June 5 sentenced gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment in the murder of Awadhesh Rai, the brother of Congress leader Ajay Rai. Speaking on the verdict, Congress leader Ajay Rai said the fight of 32 years paid off and family members kept their patience despite obstacles created due to the influence of Mr. Ansari. The most …

Who is Mukhtar Ansari: Gangster-politician sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment
1 year, 7 months ago

Who is Mukhtar Ansari: Gangster-politician sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment by Ghazipur's MP-MLA court along with a fine of ₹5 lakh in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday for the kidnapping and murder case of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Krishnanand Rai. Mukhtar Ansari is a gangster-turned-politician who has been a five-time MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Mau constituency The court reserved its verdict …

Mukhtar Ansari | The ‘Bahubali’ politician
3 years, 3 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari | The ‘Bahubali’ politician

The Hindu  

In the long list of criminally-tainted politicians in Uttar Pradesh, Mukhtar Ansari’s name is perhaps the most polarising. It was little more than four years ago, a month before voting for the 2017 election, that Ms. Mayawati, desperately banking on a Muslim-Dalit combination, welcomed Mr. Ansari, his son Abbas, his brothers Afzal and Sibgatullah into the BSP after an image-conscious …

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