The body of Mukhtar Ansari has been transferred to Banda Medical College Hospital, Banda, for a post-mortem examination. He was the Mau Sadar seat’s five-time MLA.
The brother of imprisoned gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari claimed he was administered “slow poison” before passing away on Thursday at a hospital in Banda, Uttar Pradesh.
Afzal, the brother of Ansari and a Ghazipur MP, informed the reporters, “Mukhtar said that he was fed poisoned food while incarcerated. This is the second time it has happened. He was also administered poison some forty days prior. And most recently, on March 19 and 22, he was administered this poison once more, which made his condition worse.”
The charges have been dismissed by the jail administration, though.
Notably, Ansari’s other family members have also claimed that she suffered from “slow poisoning” while incarcerated.
Son of Mukhtar Ansari, Umar Ansari, stated, “I learned about it via the media; I didn’t receive any information from the administration. But everything is now known to the entire country… I went to see him two days ago, but I was turned away. Regarding the accusation of administering delayed poison, we have stated previously and will continue to do so today. He was poisoned during supper on March 19. We fully trust the judges, and we intend to transition there.”
Mukhtar Ansari’s body has been taken to Banda Medical College Hospital, Banda, for a post-mortem in the interim.
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What happened before the death of Mukhtar Ansari?
He complained of stomach trouble and was admitted to a hospital in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday. Following his discharge on Tuesday, he was transferred to the Rani Durgawati Medical College in Uttar Pradesh.
The notorious mob boss was returned to the same hospital on Thursday, this time in “an unconscious state”. The doctor said the politician died due to cardiac arrest.
Who Was Mukhtar Ansari?
Ansari, 63, served as an MLA for the Uttar Pradesh constituency of Mau Sadar five times, including twice as a candidate for the Bahujan Samaj Party. In his home town of Ghazipur, he had a great influence. Since 2005, he has been incarcerated in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Ansari was the subject of more than sixty active criminal cases.
He was imprisoned in the Banda jail after receiving sentences in eight counts from various Uttar Pradesh courts beginning September 2022.
In 2023, an MP MLA court found Ansari guilty of killing BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. In a case involving the use of falsified paperwork to obtain a weapons license in 1990, he was found guilty on March 13, 2024, and given a life sentence.
As part of the money laundering probe against Ansari, the Enforcement Directorate attached assets and bank deposits totaling more than ₹73.43 lakh on October 15, of last year.
With inputs from Livemint!
