Jailed gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. He was 63.
Here are 5 details about Mukhtar Ansari:
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Since 1952 no person 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 Party candidate. He final contested the meeting polls in 2017.
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Mukhtar Ansari, who has been in jail since 2005 in numerous prison circumstances, was delivered to 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 circumstances pending in opposition to him. He was sentenced in eight circumstances 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 using cast 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 nicely. His identify was on the listing of 66 gangsters issued by Uttar Pradesh Police final yr.