New Delhi: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari handed away from a coronary heart assault on Thursday night. He had been admitted to Banda Medical School after his well being deteriorated.
Earlier, Ansari had been hospitalised for stomach ache whereas in jail, however he was discharged on the identical day after his situation stabilised. Afzal Ansari, his brother, alleged that Mukhtar had been poisoned whereas in jail.
Ansari had served as a five-time MLA from the Mau Sadar constituency and had been in custody in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005. He confronted over 60 legal instances and had been convicted in eight instances since September 2022 by varied Uttar Pradesh courts, resulting in his detention in Banda jail.
Reacting to his loss of life, Samajwadi Occasion posted on X in Hindi, “Unhappy demise of former MLA Shri Mukhtar Ansari. Might his soul relaxation in peace. Might the bereaved relations get the power to bear this immense sorrow. Humble tribute.”
पूर्व विधायक श्री मुख्तार अंसारी जी का इंतकाल, दुःखद।
ईश्वर उनकी आत्मा को शांति दें।
शोकाकुल परिजनों को यह असीम दुःख सहने का संबल प्राप्त हो।
विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि !
— Samajwadi Occasion (@samajwadiparty) March 28, 2024
Terming the loss of life as “institutional homicide”, former MP Pappu Yadav took to X and stated, “The Institutional homicide of former legislator Mukhtar Ansari is like burying Regulation, structure, pure justice”.
पूर्व विधायक मुख़्तार अंसारी जी की
सांस्थानिक हत्याक़ानून, संविधान, नैसर्गिक न्याय को
दफन कर देने जैसा है।
— Pappu Yadav (@pappuyadavjapl) March 28, 2024
“At this time Mukhtar Ansari’s loss of life within the jail raises an enormous query BJP-led UP Authorities…This needs to be investigated completely so that everybody will get to know what’s going on,” Congress chief Surendra Rajput advised ANI.
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— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 28, 2024
Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav wrote, “Unhappy information was obtained concerning the demise of former UP MLA Shri Mukhtar Ansari. We pray to God to grant peace to the departed soul and power to the bereaved household to bear the loss. Just a few days in the past he had complained that he had been poisoned in jail, but it was not taken critically. Prima facie this doesn’t appear justifiable and humane. Constitutional establishments ought to take suo motu cognizance of such instances.”
यूपी से पूर्व विधायक श्री मुख्तार अंसारी के इंतकाल का दुःखद समाचार मिला। परवरदिगार से प्रार्थना है कि दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति तथा शोकाकुल परिजनों को दुःख सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करें।
कुछ दिन पूर्व उन्होंने शिकायत की थी कि उन्हें जेल में जहर दिया गया है फिर भी गंभीरता से नहीं लिया…
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) March 28, 2024
In keeping with his final election affidavit filed in 2017, Ansari disclosed movable and immovable property valued at Rs 21 crore, together with property held underneath the names of his dependents. Moreover, he declared having 16 self-reported legal instances in opposition to him.
He left behind his spouse and their three youngsters after the incident.