‘My father was injected with a chronic poison’: Mukhtar Ansari’s son’s big claim

Banda, U.P.:

After gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest, his son Umar Ansari claimed his father poisoned food and said they would Transfer to the judiciary. “We are confident about it,” he added.

“The government side didn’t tell me anything, I knew it through the media… but now the whole country knows everything… I came to see him two days ago but was not allowed… ..We have said it earlier and even today we will say the same thing about the charge of giving chronic poison. On March 19, he was poisoned in a dinner. We will refer it to the judiciary and we are confident about it… …” said Umar Ansari, Mukhtar Ansari’s son.

“A post-mortem will be conducted tomorrow, after which they will hand over the body to us. Then we will do further processing (cremation)… My father was allegedly injected with chronic poison… About five doctors The team has been there (to conduct the autopsy),” Omar Ansari added.

Meanwhile, the body of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has been sent to Banda Medical College Hospital for autopsy.

Several political leaders expressed their condolences following the death of the five-term MLA. AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday expressed condolences and extended support to Mukhtar Ansari’s family.

“I pray to Allah to forgive Mukhtar Ansari and show patience to his family and loved ones. The people of Ghazipur have lost their favorite son and brother. Mukhtar Saheb had asked the government Serious accusations that he was poisoned. Despite this, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi posted on X: “The government has not paid any attention to his treatment. This deserves condemnation and regret. “

Samajwadi Party leader Amik Jammeh has demanded a thorough investigation into the death of Mukhtar Ansari.

“We stand with the family of Mukhtar Ansari… who recently said he could be murdered at any time… why was he not given proper medical facilities… We will demand a thorough investigation into this incident… “

Congress leader Surendra Rajput also raised questions over the death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari due to cardiac arrest.
“The death of Mukhtar Ansari in jail today raises a big question for the BJP-led Northern Alliance government… This should be investigated thoroughly so that everyone knows what happened…” National said Grand Party leader Surendra Rajput.

According to official sources from the hospital, the feared gangster was admitted to the hospital around 8:25 pm. A team of nine doctors cared for him before his death, the release added.

The Samajwadi Party condoled the death of Mukhtar Ansari and shared a post on Twitter, which read, “Former MLA Shri Mukhtar Ansari has sadly passed away. May his soul rest in peace. May the family of the deceased have the strength to bear this huge loss. Sad.” . Regards! “.

He was admitted to a hospital in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday complaining of abdominal pain. After being discharged from hospital on Tuesday, he was shifted to Rani Durgavati Medical College in Uttar Pradesh.

Ansari was elected five times as a provincial councilor from a Mauritius parliamentary seat, twice as a candidate of the People’s Socialist Party. He has great influence in his hometown Ghazipur.

In April 2023, Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in jail by the MP MLA court for the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai. He was sentenced to life in prison on March 13, 2024, in a case related to the use of forged documents to obtain a weapons license in 1990.

Prior to this, in December 2023, the Varanasi MP/MLA court found Mukhtar Ansari guilty of threatening to murder witness Mahavir Prasad Rungta, a 26-year-old coal businessman Nand Kishor Rungta, and sentenced him to five years one term of imprisonment and one term of imprisonment. He was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and a fine of Rs 10,000.

On October 15 last year, the Enforcement Directorate had seized land, buildings and bank deposits worth over Rs 73.43 lakh as part of the money laundering probe against Mukhtar Ansari.

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