Jailed gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. He was 63.
Listed here are 5 info about Mukhtar Ansari:
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Since 1952 no one received from Mau in Uttar Pradesh for a second consecutive time, however Mukhtar Ansari broke the parable by profitable the seat 5 instances in a row starting 1996, together with twice as a Bahujan Samaj Social gathering candidate. He final contested the meeting polls in 2017.
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Mukhtar Ansari, who has been in jail since 2005 in varied prison instances, was dropped at Banda jail by the Uttar Pradesh authorities from Punjab after a court docket battle.
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The gangster-turned politician had over 60 prison instances pending towards him. He was sentenced in eight instances since September 2022 by totally different courts of Uttar Pradesh.
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In April 2023, Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the homicide of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai. He was sentenced to life in jail on March 13, 2024, in a case associated to the usage of solid paperwork for acquiring an arms licence in 1990.
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The gangster, who hailed from Mau, was believed to have robust affect in Ghazipur and Varanasi districts as effectively. His identify was on the checklist of 66 gangsters issued by Uttar Pradesh Police final yr.