Mukhtar Ansari Death | 'His Food Was Poisoned And Medical Treatment Withheld': Son Tells Supreme Court, Seeks Enquiry
8 months, 1 week ago

Mukhtar Ansari Death | 'His Food Was Poisoned And Medical Treatment Withheld': Son Tells Supreme Court, Seeks Enquiry

Live Law  

Late gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar Ansari alleged before the Supreme Court today that his father was poisoned in jail and died due to withholding of requisite medical treatment.The matter was before a bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti which, on hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, issued notice on an application seeking modification of the. Late gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar Ansari alleged before the Supreme Court today that his father was poisoned in jail and died due to withholding of requisite medical treatment. It recorded Sibal's submission that Mukhtar Ansari was "denied requisite medical treatment in the jail" and according to his son, "it had led to death in custody". In 2023, the present writ petition came to be filed by Umar Ansari under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking Mukhtar Ansari's transfer to any jail outside UP.

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Supreme Court Asks UP Govt To Provide Medical & Enquiry Reports On Gangster-Politician Mukhtar Ansari's Death To His Son
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Asks UP Govt To Provide Medical & Enquiry Reports On Gangster-Politician Mukhtar Ansari's Death To His Son

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today asked Uttar Pradesh authorities to furnish copies of medical and enquiry reports pertaining to the death of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari to his son Umar Ansari.The matter was before a bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti, which upon hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, asked Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj to supply. The Supreme Court today …

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 …

'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 …

Asaduddin Owaisi says ‘Mukhtar Ansari is a martyr', triggers row
11 months ago

Asaduddin Owaisi says ‘Mukhtar Ansari is a martyr', triggers row

Hindustan Times  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi has triggered a row by calling the late mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari a martyr. Asaduddin Owaisi and Mukhtar Ansari While addressing a poll-bound rally in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi, Owaisi claimed that Ansari was given poison and it was the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government to protect the politician. Owaisi further slammed the …

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 …

Mukhtar Ansari death: Viscera test rejects 'murder' allegation as no poison found in forensic report
11 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari death: Viscera test rejects 'murder' allegation as no poison found in forensic report

India TV News  

The viscera test report out on Tuesday rejected the 'murder' allegation as no poison was found in the forensic report of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari who died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Banda while serving a conviction in jail. Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died on March 28 night at Rani Durgawati Medical College after being taken there from …

Jailed MLA Abbas Ansari allowed to attend father Mukhtar Ansari's 'fatiha'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jailed MLA Abbas Ansari allowed to attend father Mukhtar Ansari's 'fatiha'

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed jailed MLA Abbas Ansari to attend the 'fatiha' or special prayers of his late father Mukhtar Ansari on April 10. Furthermore, the court also directed UP Police to let Abbas Ansari meet his family on April 11 and 12. Recently, Abbas Ansari sought permission from the Supreme Court to attend his father's last rites …

Amid tight police vigil, Mukhtar laid to rest
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid tight police vigil, Mukhtar laid to rest

Hindustan Times  

Two days after he died following cardiac arrest in Banda, gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest at his family’s ancestral graveyard at Kali Bagh in Mohammadabad town of Ghazipur district under tight police vigil on Saturday Funeral procession of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at Mohammadabad in Ghazipur on Saturday. The last rites were performed in the presence of Ansari’s younger …

Possible blood clotting in Mukhtar Ansari's heart: Autopsy
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Possible blood clotting in Mukhtar Ansari's heart: Autopsy

Hindustan Times  

Doctors identified a 1.9 x1.5 cm “yellow area” in the heart, suggesting a possible clotting, according to details of the post-mortem, accessed by HT, on gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s body. Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar Ansari meets people who attended his father's funeral at Mohammadabad, in Ghazipur district on Saturday The post-mortem was conducted by a panel of five doctors on …

Mukhtar underwent health checks 84 times since 2021
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar underwent health checks 84 times since 2021

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Thursday night, had multiple health issues in the past three years since he was brought back to Banda jail from Punjab’s Ropar jail in April 2021, an official said. The senior government official confirmed that Ansari underwent medical checkup 84 times due to various health issues since April 2021. …

How Mukhtar Ansari smoothly executed BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai's murder from jail
11 months, 3 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's Mortal Remains Brought To Ghazipur Residence Late Night, Last Rites Underway
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari's Mortal Remains Brought To Ghazipur Residence Late Night, Last Rites Underway

ABP News  

Mukhtar Ansari Death: The deceased body of Mukhtar Ansari, a former gangster turned politician, who passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Thursday, has been transported to his residence in Ghazipur for the final rites under heavy police deployment by the district administration on Saturday. #WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Security heightened outside the residence of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in …

Mukhtar Ansari, UP's gangster-politician, buried in Ghazipur under tight security
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari, UP's gangster-politician, buried in Ghazipur under tight security

India Today  

Mukhtar Ansari, the 60-year-old gangster-politician from Uttar Pradesh who died of a heart attack on Thursday night, was buried at his native place, Ghazipur, at around 10:45 am today amid tight security. MUKHTAR ANSARI BURIED: LATEST UPDATES His body was brought to Ghazipur early on Saturday morning after a postmortem at a hospital in Banda, where he had been jailed. …

Mukhtar Ansari's postmortem report says cause of death cardiac arrest; viscera to be sent for forensic examination
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari's postmortem report says cause of death cardiac arrest; viscera to be sent for forensic examination

Hindustan Times  

The autopsy report of Mukhtar Ansari said the politician-turned-gangster died of cardiac arrest on Thursday evening -- negating any suspected poisoning as claimed by his family members and many political leaders. Mukhtar Ansari's post-mortem report revealed he died of cardiac arrest on Thursday evening. Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar Ansari wrote a letter to the district magistrate seeking the stops to …

Probe ordered in Mukhtar Ansari's death after family alleges ‘slow poisoning’ in jail
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Probe ordered in Mukhtar Ansari's death after family alleges ‘slow poisoning’ in jail

Hindustan Times  

After several claims and grievances raised by his family, a magisterial probe has been ordered into the death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. However, his family claimed that Ansari was being given ‘slow poison’ inside jail, which led to his demise. Mukhtar Ansari was poisoned, claims family Afzal Ansari, brother of Mukhtar Ansari and an MP from Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, alleged …

Judicial inquiry ordered into death of Mukhtar Ansari
11 months, 3 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 Death: Congress, RJD, Owaisi, Mayawati Cite Family's 'Poisoned' Claim, Seek Probe
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari Death: Congress, RJD, Owaisi, Mayawati Cite Family's 'Poisoned' Claim, Seek Probe

Hindustan Times  

Mukhtar Ansari Death: Congress, RJD, Owaisi, Mayawati Cite Family's 'Poisoned' Claim, Seek Probe Several politicians, like RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi, raised questions over the death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. Owaisi and Tejashwi mirrored Ansari's family allegation that he was poisoned in jail. BSP chief Mayawati called for a probe into the dreaded gangster's family's allegations. …

Mukhtar Ansari's death: BJP slams Opposition, Akhilesh Yadav demands SC-monitored probe
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari's death: BJP slams Opposition, Akhilesh Yadav demands SC-monitored probe

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday reacted to the Opposition's accusations over gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's death, saying the masses should be aware of their tactics of communal polarisation. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today demanded that a Supreme Court judge must probe the death of Mukhtar Ansari. "The persistent apprehensions and serious allegations made by Mukhtar Ansari's family …

Mukhtar Ansari Dies of Cardiac Arrest Amid 'Poisoning' Allegations: A Brief Chronology of Gangster's Health Troubles
11 months, 3 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 …

How Mukhtar Ansari, Grandson of Freedom Fighters Linked to Cong, Jamia, Bose & Ansari Road, Turned to Crime
11 months, 3 weeks ago

How Mukhtar Ansari, Grandson of Freedom Fighters Linked to Cong, Jamia, Bose & Ansari Road, Turned to Crime

News 18  

His grandfather MA Ansari, was a freedom fighter, a Congress president and one of the founders of the Jamia Milia University in Delhi. But he, Mukhtar Ansari, ended up becoming Uttar Pradesh’s dreaded gangster, who was in jail for over 15 years, with 63 cases of land-grabbing, extortion and murder against him. Ansari died following a cardiac arrest at UP’s …

Mukhtar Ansari's death: What family, lawyers, politicians said on ‘slow poison’; 10 points
11 months, 3 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, 3 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 …

Congress, Samajwadi Party and others mourn the death of Mukhtar Ansari, demand probe
11 months, 4 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, …

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 …

Mukhtar Ansari news highlights: Autopsy reveals heart attack as cause of death
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari news highlights: Autopsy reveals heart attack as cause of death

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is being produced in a district court in a money laundering case, in Prayagraj on Wednesday. Mukhtar Ansari news highlights: 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” …

Mukhtar Ansari news highlights: Autopsy reveals heart attack as cause of death
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari news highlights: Autopsy reveals heart attack as cause of death

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is being produced in a district court in a money laundering case, in Prayagraj on Wednesday. Mukhtar Ansari news highlights: 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” …

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 mortal remains to reach Ghazipur late tonight, last rites today | HIGHLIGHTS
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari's mortal remains to reach Ghazipur late tonight, last rites today | HIGHLIGHTS

India TV News  

Raising a question mark on the law-and-order situation in Uttar Pradesh after the death of mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtan Ansari following a cardiac arrest in Banda, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said there should be a probe supervised by a Supreme Court judge into such doubtful cases. In a post in Hindi on X, Yadav said, "It is the …

Mukhtar Ansari News Updates: Autopsy Report Confirms Death Due to Cardiac Arrest; Last Rites Tomorrow
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari News Updates: Autopsy Report Confirms Death Due to Cardiac Arrest; Last Rites Tomorrow

News 18  

Security personnel in several districts of Uttar Pradesh are on alert after jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda on Thursday. In his letter, Ansari has written that his family does not trust the medical system of Banda Talking about Ansari’s death, JDU MLC Dr Khalid Anwar said, “As per the news we have …

Mukhtar Ansari death news: ‘My father was given slow poison’, Son Umar Ansari claims
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari death news: ‘My father was given slow poison’, Son Umar Ansari claims

Live Mint  

Hours after the death of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari on Thursday, his son Umar Ansari claimed that his father was given “slow poison” in the food and the family will now move to the judiciary in this matter. Some media reports stated that the gangster died due to cardiac arrest after he was admitted to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's …

Tejashwi, Owaisi repeat ‘poison’ claim in Mukhtar Ansari's death: ‘Prima facie…’
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Tejashwi, Owaisi repeat ‘poison’ claim in Mukhtar Ansari's death: ‘Prima facie…’

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Party 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”. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and the Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav condoled Mukhtar Ansari's death. Extending condolences to Mukhtar Ansari's family, Owaisi said, “The people of …

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 …

UP court orders judicial probe into Mukhtar Ansari's death
11 months, 4 weeks ago

UP court orders judicial probe into Mukhtar Ansari's death

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: 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. Banda Chief Judicial Magistrate Bhagwan Das Gupta appointed Garima Singh, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate as the investigating officer in the case, the official said. Afzal Ansari had said that during the virtual hearing …

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 death: 'My father was being given slow poison,’ claims son Umar Ansari
11 months, 4 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: 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 …

Samajwadi Party pays 'humble tribute' on gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's death
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party pays 'humble tribute' on gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's death

India TV News  

Mukhtar Ansari dead: The Samajwadi Party has condoled the death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died due to cardiac arrest, on Thursday. Taking to social media platform X, the Samajwadi Party wrote, "Sad demise of former MLA Mukhtar Ansari. Mukhtar Ansari was behind bars since 2005 Ansari, a five-time former MLA from Mau Sadar seat, had been behind bars in …

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 …

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, don and politician who once ruled eastern UP, dies of cardiac arrest
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari, don and politician who once ruled eastern UP, dies of cardiac arrest

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Mukhtar Ansari, once among Uttar Pradesh’s most dreaded gang leaders who represented the Mau assembly seat between 1997 and 2022, died following a cardiac arrest on Thursday evening in Banda. A team of nine doctors gave urgent medical attention to the patient, but despite efforts, he died of a cardiac arrest,” said a bulletin issued by the hospital. “As …

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 …

How did Mukhtar Ansari die? Why his brother complained of slow-poisoning
11 months, 3 weeks ago

How did Mukhtar Ansari die? Why his brother complained of slow-poisoning

Hindustan Times  

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest at the Banda medical college in Uttar Pradesh, shortly after being hospitalised on Thursday evening. Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari According to a medical bulletin, Ansari was taken to the Rani Durgavati medical college in an unconscious state around 8:25 pm as his health was “critical”. A few days ago, Ansari's family members …

Mukhtar Ansari, don and politician who once ruled eastern UP, dies after heart attack in jail
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari, don and politician who once ruled eastern UP, dies after heart attack in jail

Hindustan Times  

Mukhtar Ansari, once among Uttar Pradesh’s most dreaded gang leaders who represented the Mau assembly seat between 1997 and 2022, died following a cardiac arrest on Thursday evening in Banda. Ansari, 60, was brought to the Rani Durgawati Medical College from the Banda prison for a second time in a week shortly before he was declared dead. “As per the …

Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician, dies of cardiac arrest; Section 144 imposed across Uttar Pradesh
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician, dies of cardiac arrest; Section 144 imposed across Uttar Pradesh

Firstpost  

Ansari, 63, was a five-time MLA from Mau Sadar seat and was behind bars in UP and Punjab since 2005. Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest at the Banda Medical College in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. He was sentenced in eight cases since September 2022 by different courts in Uttar Pradesh and was lodged in the Banda …

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 Death Jailed Gangster Mukhtar Ansari Passed Away After Heart Attack
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Mukhtar Ansari Death Jailed Gangster Mukhtar Ansari Passed Away After Heart Attack

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New Delhi: Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari passed away after suffering a heart attack on Thursday. PHOTO | Banda Medical College issues a Medical Bulletin announcing the death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at 8:25 pm today. pic.twitter.com/Ozfy3YicsH — Press Trust of India March 28, 2024 Reason Behind Ansari's Death Ansari suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the Banda hospital …

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