Mukhtar Ansari died 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, an official release said.
Mukhtar Ansari dies of heart attack (Credits: PTI)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 29, 2024 07:27 IST
Mukhtar Ansari, the jailed gangster-turned-politician, died of a cardiac arrest in Uttar Pradesh's Banda latest on Thursday, following which, the Uttar Pradesh Police issued prohibitory orders across the state. Ansari (63), a five-time MLA from Mau Sadar, had been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005. He had over 60 criminal cases pending against him.
He was sentenced in eight cases since September 2022 by different courts in Uttar Pradesh and was lodged in the Banda jail. His name was on the list of 66 gangsters issued by Uttar Pradesh Police last year.
MUKHTAR ANSARI DIES: WHAT FOLLOWS
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Vani Mehrotra
Published On:
Mar 29, 2024
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