Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician, dies of cardiac arrest; Section 144 imposed across Uttar Pradesh

Ansari, 63, was a five-time MLA from Mau Sadar seat and was behind bars in UP 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 UP and was lodged in the Banda jail.

Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician, dies of cardiac arrest; Section 144 imposed across Uttar Pradesh

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest at the Banda Medical College in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.

Ansari, 63, was a five-time MLA from Mau Sadar seat and was behind bars in UP 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.

Ansari was taken to the Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda from the district jail after his health deteriorated. Medical college principal Suneel Kaushal told PTI over phone that Ansari died following a cardiac arrest at the facility. There was a heavy deployment of police personnel outside the hospital shortly after Ansari was taken there.