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

Mukhtar Ansari death HIGHLIGHTS: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari passed away at Banda Medical College Hospital in Uttar Pradesh after he suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday night. A team of nine doctors attended to him before he died.

Mukhtar Ansari death, Mukhtar Ansari dead, Mukhtar Ansari death live updates, juducial probe, Death Image Source : MUKHTAR ANSARI (X)Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest.

Mukhtar Ansari death HIGHLIGHTS: The mortal remains of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari will reach Ghazipur in late on Saturday night. His last rites will be conducted tomorrow (March 30). Meanwhile, security arrangements was up in Uttar Pradesh after Ansari's death, who suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday (March 28) night. Police conducted a flag march in the affected areas, and an alert has also been issued in the entire state, said IG Aligarh Range Shalabh Mathur. On Tuesday, he was admitted to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Banda after he complained of abdominal pain. He was then shifted to Uttar Pradesh's Rani Durgawati Medical College after his discharge. Ansari was elected as an MLA from the Mau assembly seat five times, including twice as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate. He had a strong influence in Ghazipur, his hometown. In April 2023, Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai by an MP MLA court. He was sentenced to life in prison on March 13, 2024, in a case related to the use of forged documents for obtaining an arms licence in 1990. Before this, in December 2023, the MP/MLA Court of Varanasi had found Mukhtar Ansari guilty of threatening Mahavir Prasad Rungta, a witness in the murder of 26-year-old coal businessman Nand Kishor Rungta, and had sentenced him to five and a half years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 against him.

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Live updates : Mukhtar Ansari death

  • 11:20 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Mortal remains to reach Ghazipur at around 1 am tonight, last rites to be held tomorrow

    The mortal remains of the gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari will reach at around 1 am tonight (March 30). Meanwhile, his last rites will be held at 10 am on Saturday. 

  • 11:18 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Convoy carrying mortal remains of Mukhtar Ansari moves from Varanasi towards Ghazipur

    The convoy carrying the mortal remains of Mukhtar Ansari moves from Varanasi towards Ghazipur, the native place of the gangster-turned-politician, for his last rites. 

     

  • 4:57 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Mukhtar Ansari's body being taken from Banda to Ghazipur under heavy security

    Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's body is being taken from Banda to Ghazipur, where his last rites will take place, under heavy security on Friday.

  • 4:38 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Ansari's last rites to be performed tomorrow morning: SP Omveer Singh

    Police have completed the preparations in Ghazipur. According to the information, the dead body will be available till late night, following which the last rites will be performed in the morning after namaz. He further said that vigil is being maintained since last night. "The family is also cooperating. At present the situation is normal in the district, markets are open normally everywhere in the city, including Saidpur, Zamaniya. Meanwhile, some shops near Ansari's house in Mohammadabad have been voluntarily closed by people to express their condolences."

  • 4:33 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Uttar Pradesh being run by the rule of the gun, not by the rule of law: AIMIM chief Owaisi

    AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi says, "The state (Uttar Pradesh)is being run by the rule of the gun and not by the rule of law. Mukhtar Ansari was in judicial custody when his family filed a case in the Supreme Court stating that there was an apprehension by the family that he would be killed inside the prison. Now, he dies and the family say that slow poison was given to him. The surprising thing is that he was not taken to the specialised hospital but to a hospital where there was no proper medical attention given to him and within a short span of time he was sent back to prison. I hope the Uttar Pradesh govt will have an impartial inquiry in the interest of Justice and in the interest of the rule of law. The whole world should know what has happened."

     

  • 4:13 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Preliminary investigation suggests Mukhtar Ansari is said to have died due to cardiac arrest

    Initial post-mortem reports suggested that Mukhtar Ansari died due to cardiac arrest, although the official report is still awaited.

    Reported by Vishal Singh

  • 3:35 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    We don't trust the medical system, government and administration: Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar

    "I have written a letter that it should be done by doctors of AIIMS Delhi. We don't trust the medical system, government and administration here," said Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar Ansari.

  • 2:59 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    'Mukhtar Ansari is criminal', says BJP leader Sidharth Nath Singh

    BJP leader Sidharth Nath Singh said, "Mukhtar Ansari is a criminal; his post-mortem is underway and reports are yet to be out despite that, in a way, political party, especially leaders of SP, Congress and BSP, are jumping now, shows how much pain they have for a criminal. Serious allegations have been made against Mukhtar Ansari and even the court sentenced him to life imprisonment but still their pain towards him indicates how they (SP, Congress and BSP) backed the protection of 'mafia raj'."

     

     
     
  • 2:56 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Shutters down in Mukhtar Ansari's native place, people wait for body to arrive in Ghazipur

    Shops remained closed on Friday in Mohammadabad Yusufpur township in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, the native place of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari who died of a cardiac arrest a day before. Ansari's body will be brought to his native place for the last rites during the day. A large number of security personnel have been deployed in the area to maintain law and order. People were seen waiting for the arrival of body of the five-time MLA, who was rushed to a hospital from the Banda jail on Thursday after his health condition deteriorated. Ansari died at the hospital during treatment. A grave has been dug at the Ansari family's burial ground in Kali Bagh for the last rites, Circle Officer (CO) Atar Singh and Pawan Kumar Upadhyaya, an inspector attached to the Mohammadabad police station, said. They said Ansari's family members have informed them that the last rites will be performed on Friday if the body reaches here by 10 pm. Otherwise, the last rites would be performed on Saturday morning.

  • 2:49 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Security arrangements have been made for Friday Namaz in Gorakhpur

  • 2:47 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Prayagraj: Security forces deployed in view of imposition of Sec 144 following death of Mukhtar Ansari

  • 2:42 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    High alert was made across state: UP ADG Law & Order, Amitabh Yash

  • 2:41 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    I've written letter that post-mortem should be done by doctors of AIIMS Delhi: Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar

  • 1:57 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Mukhtar Ansari's viscera preserved by doctors

    Mukhtar Ansari's viscera has been preserved after his post-mortem ended. Now, the documentation process is going on after which Mukhtar's body will be kept in the vehicle which will depart for Ghazipur from Banda.

     

  • 1:50 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Uttar Pradesh court orders judicial probe into Mukhtar Ansari's death

    The post-mortem process of Mukhtar Ansari ended in Banda medical college. 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 (CJM) Bhagwan Das Gupta appointed Garima Singh, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA Court Banda) as the investigating officer in the case, the official said. The CJM has sought the probe report within a month. 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 and died at the hospital following a cardiac arrest.

    judicial inquiry ordered to probe the death of Mukhtar Ansari.

    (With inputs from Vishal Singh) 

  • 1:39 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    'We had very good relations with this family', says Shivpal Yadav

  • 1:13 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    'Punishment to be decided by judiciary', says SP leader Shivpal Singh Yadav's son Aditya

  • 12:46 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Mukhtar Ansari's death: Akhilesh demands probe supervised by SC judge into 'doubtful' cases

    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 (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said there should be a probe supervised by a Supreme Court judge into such doubtful cases. Ansari died in the Banda Medical College due to a cardiac arrest on Thursday. He was rushed to the hospital from the district jail after his health condition deteriorated. In a post in Hindi on X, Yadav said, "It is the foremost responsibility and duty of the government to protect someone's life in every situation and at every place." "The death of a hostage or prisoner in any of the following circumstances will erode public confidence in the judicial process -- while confined in a police station, in a fight inside the jail, on falling ill inside the prison, while being taken to hospital, during treatment in hospital, by showing a false encounter, by showing a false suicide, by showing casualties in an accident -- all such doubtful cases should be probed under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge," he added. "A government that cannot protect lives has no right to remain in power," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said, claiming that the state is going through the worst phase of "government anarchy".

  • 12:43 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Ghazipur DM says, 'All arrangements have been made, force deployment and magistrate deployment have been done'

  • 12:36 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar writes letter to District Magistrate of Banda

    Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar had demanded the post-mortem of his father's body to be done by AIIMS doctors. He wrote a letter to the District Magistrate of Banda this morning. The conversation with Mukhtar over the call has also been mentioned in the letter.

    Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar writes letter to District Magistrate of Banda today morning.

    (With inputs from Avinash Tiwari) 

     

  • 12:30 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Uttar Pradesh has become different sort of state now: RJD MP Manoj Jha

  • 12:24 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Security tightened in several parts of UP after Mukhtar Ansari's death

    Security personnel in several districts of Uttar Pradesh remained on alert on Friday, a day after jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda. Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC have been imposed across the state and teams of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) along with the local police have been deployed in Banda, Mau, Ghazipur and Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Prashant Kumar said earlier. People had also started gathering at Mukhtar Ansari's residence in Ghazipur and there was a large deployment of security personnel around the house.

     

  • 11:39 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    'Seems it was a natural death': JDU MLC Dr Khalid Anwar

  • 11:17 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Security tightened near Mukhtar Ansari’s residence in Ghazipur | VIDEO

  • 11:15 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    'This is blessing of Almighty': Wife of Krishnanand Rai

  • 10:56 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Preparations underway for funeral of Mukhtar Ansari at Kalibagh Graveyard

  • 10:51 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    'It is an unfortunate incident', says Mukhtar Ansari's counsel in Krishnanand Rai murder case

  • 10:50 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics

    Mukhtar Ansari straddled the worlds of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh. He entered the domain of crime when he was just 15 and ended up being booked in 65 criminal cases.
    Ansari, who was elected an MLA five times, died of cardiac arrest in a hospital in Banda on Thursday. Born into an influential family in 1963, Ansari got into crime to establish himself and his gang in the government contract mafia that was then flourishing in the state. He had his first brush with the law in 1978 when he was booked for criminal intimidation at Saidpur Police Station of Ghazipur.

     

  • 10:37 AM (IST) Posted by Nivedita Dash

    Section 144 CrPC is already in place: SP Mau

    SP Mau said, "...Section 144 CrPC is already in place. Appeal is being made to everyone to maintain peace and not take note of any rumours that are being spread through social media.  Since Jumma Namaz will be offered today, an adequate Police force is being deployed at all sensitive areas across the district...The situation is peaceful, there is no problem..."

  • 10:34 AM (IST) Posted by Nivedita Dash

    Preparations underway for the funeral

  • 10:29 AM (IST) Posted by Nivedita Dash

    Documentation process is on: Ansari's lawyer

    Mukhtar Ansari's lawyer Chandrajeet Yadav said, "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..."

     

  • 10:00 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Mau Police deploys personnel in sensitive areas

    SP Mau said, "As soon as we received information of Mukhtar Ansari's death, Mau Police immediately deployed personnel in sensitive areas. Today, we are on high alert because Friday namaz will also be offered... Some rumours have been doing the rounds that a curfew has been imposed in the region. Section 144 of the CrPC has already been imposed in Mau. I appeal to everyone to maintain peace and not believe in rumours. Action will be taken against those who spread rumours...".

     

  • 9:55 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Uttar Pradesh: Opposition seeks high-level probe in Mukhtar Ansari’s death

    Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh are demanding a high-level probe into the death of jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who had earlier alleged that he was being given slow poison in his food in jail. In a post on X, Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati said that a high-level inquiry should be set up to probe the allegations levelled by Mukhtar Ansari so that the facts come out in the open. Samajwadi General Secretary Prof Ram Gopal Yadav has sought a judicial probe into the death of Mukhtar Ansari. He posted on X that the apprehension expressed by Ansari had proved to be true and the circumstances of his death were a matter of concern. He said that Ansari had informed the court about his being given poison. Congress leader Surendra Rajput said, “Mukhtar Ansari's death in the jail raises a big question on the BJP-led UP government. This should be investigated thoroughly so that everyone gets to know what is going on.” He further said that other jail inmates like Munna Bajrangi, Sanjeev Maheshwari, Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were also killed either in jail or in court or in police custody.

  • 9:53 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    What is the route plan by police to carry Mukhtar Ansari's body?

    A route plan was prepared from Banda to Ghazipur to carry the body of gangster Mukhtar Ansari. A convoy of 26 vehicles will be there on the journey of around 400 km. Entry will be made from Banda to Fatehpur, Prayagraj via Kaushambi. Entry will be made to Bhadohi from Kokhraj Handia Bypass. The route from Bhadohi to Ghazipur via Varanasi is also ready. Police officials will be present along with the ambulance. The vehicles of the family members will run in middle of the convoy.

     

  • 9:48 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Sufficient police force deployed in Mohammadabad to maintain law and order: Ghazipur SP

  • 9:46 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

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  • 9:44 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    'Allah, God did justice in holy month of Ramazan', says late BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai's son Piyush on Mukhtar Ansari's death

  • 9:38 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Panchnama of Mukhtar Ansari's body underway in presence of five people

    Panchnama is being done in the presence of five people. Later, the team will take the dead body under the leadership of Circle Officer and will leave for Ghazipur around 12 noon.

    (With inputs from Vishal Singh) 

  • 9:36 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    'Administration will tell me about route', says driver of ambulance carrying body of Mukhtar Ansari

  • 9:26 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    What former DSP Shailendra Singh says on Mukhtar Ansari's death?

  • 8:57 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Son of Mukhtar Ansari arrives at Banda Medical College and Hospital

  • 8:55 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Mukhtar Ansari's post-mortem to be conducted by panel of five doctors

    The post-mortem on the body of jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died of cardiac arrest on Thursday night, will be conducted by five doctors in the rank of Chief Medical Superintendent today morning. The body has already been shifted to the mortuary. The family of the will be allowed to remain present during the post-mortem and the entire process will be videographed. Mukhtar's younger son, Umar Ansari, told media that their family wanted the autopsy be carried out in another district, instead of Banda. Family sources said that their lawyers will also put in an application for parole for Abbas Ansari, Mukhtar's elder son, so that he can attend his father's burial. Abbas is presently lodged in Kasganj jail. Meanwhile, the burial will take place later on Friday in Kalibagh graveyard in Mahmoodabad in Ghazipur.

     

  • 8:44 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    "My father was being given slow poison": Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar

    After the death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari due to cardiac arrest, Umar Ansari, son of Mukhtar Ansari, claimed that his father was given poison in the food and said they would move to the judiciary. "We have full faith in it," he added."I was not told anything from the administration side, I came to know about it through the media... But now the whole nation knows everything... Two days ago I came to meet him, but I was not allowed... We said earlier also and even today we will say the same about the allegation of giving slow poison. On March 19, he was poisoned in the dinner. We will move to the judiciary, we have full faith in it..." Umar Ansari, son of Mukhtar Ansari, said.

  • 8:40 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

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  • 8:37 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

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  • 8:34 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    What Mukhtar Ansari's elder brother Sibgatullah said on his post-mortem?

    "We don't have any information about when the postmortem will be done. We were hoping that the postmortem would be done in the night itself and the body would be handed over to us in the morning. I don't understand why the administration is delaying it," says Sibgatullah Ansari, Mukhtar Ansari's elder brother. 

     

  • 8:23 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    UP: Mukhtar Ansari's son Abbas was informed about demise of his father

  • 8:22 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Ghazipur: Preparations for funeral of Mukhtar Ansari underway at Kali Bagh Graveyard