Mukhtar Ansari started gaining prominence during the 1980s and 90s, a period characterised by the widespread criminalisation of politics in Uttar Pradesh. He was facing trial in various cases in courts of Delhi, Punjab, and multiple districts of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2020, the UP government and the UP police have intensified efforts to prosecute Ansari.
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Mukhtar Ansari s family has a rich history intertwined with India s freedom struggle and military valour, spanning from Sufi saints to Vice-Presidents of India. Despite his family s legacy, Mukhtar Ansari s life took a stark turn towards organized crime and political controversies. Mukhtar Ansari faced over 60 criminal cases, 16 of them for murder. The first case lodged against him was in 1978 and the first murder case in 1986, but his first conviction happened only in 2022 such was his terror among complainants and witnesses.