Mukhtar Ansari straddled the worlds of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh. The gangster-politician was booked in 65 criminal cases ranging from murder to extortion and was elected an MLA five times on the tickets of different political parties.
Mukhtar Ansari s son Umar Ansari claimed his father was given slow poison in jail. Ansari died on Thursday in a hospital in Uttar Pradesh s Banda district due to cardiac arrest.
Mukhtar Ansari Death News: Mukhtar Ansari, Uttar Pradesh s famous gangster-turned-politician, died of a cardiac arrest on Thursday, according to reports. However, the family of Mukhtar Ansari has alleged that the jail administration poisoned him in prison, which led to his death.