In Lucknow, Mukhtar Ansari, a 63-year-old mafia gangster who was in jail, passed away from a heart attack while receiving treatment at Banda Medical College on Thursday night. Ansari, who had been a five-time MLA from the Mau Sadar seat, had been imprisoned in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005.
He faced 65 criminal cases against him. Since September 2022, he has been convicted in eight cases by various courts in Uttar Pradesh and was being held in Banda jail.
A senior police officer stated that jail staff took Mukhtar Ansari to the emergency department of Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda when he was found vomiting and unconscious. A team of nine doctors provided immediate medical care, but despite their efforts, Ansari passed away due to a heart attack.
Mukhtar Ansari, who is currently held at Banda jail, was once again admitted to Banda Medical College on Thursday evening after he was discovered unconscious in his cell. Jail officials promptly noticed his condition and transferred him to the district hospital.
Earlier reports from sources in Banda jail indicated that Mukhtar Ansari had suffered a heart attack and was subsequently taken to the hospital.
Mukhtar Ansari: From Crime to Politics
Mukhtar Ansari lived a life that straddled both crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh. The gangster-politician faced charges in 65 criminal cases, including murder and extortion. Despite his criminal record, he managed to get elected as an MLA five times, representing various political parties.
At the age of 63, Mukhtar Ansari passed away due to a cardiac arrest in a hospital in Banda on Thursday.
Born into a prominent family in 1963, Mukhtar Ansari ventured into the world of crime to build his reputation and gang in the government contract underworld that was thriving in the State at the time.
His journey into crime started as a teenager in 1978 when Mukhtar Ansari was only 15 years old. His first encounter with the law came when he was charged with criminal intimidation at Saidpur Police Station in Ghazipur.
Mukhtar Ansari, a figure known for straddling the worlds of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh, passed away at the age of 63 due to cardiac arrest in a hospital in Banda.
The gangster-politician was involved in 65 criminal cases, ranging from murder to extortion, and managed to be elected as an MLA five times representing different political parties.
Political Journey:
Born into an influential family in 1963, Mukhtar Ansari entered the world of crime to establish himself and his gang in the government contract mafia that was flourishing in the State. His journey into crime started early, at the age of 15 in 1978, when he faced his first criminal case for intimidation at Saidpur Police Station in Ghazipur.
By 1986, when he had become a well-known figure in the contract mafia circle, another murder case was lodged against him at Muhammad Police Station in Ghazipur. Over the next decade, he faced at least 14 more serious criminal cases.
Despite his criminal background, Mukhtar Ansari ventured into politics successfully. He was first elected as an MLA in the U.P. assembly in 1996 on a Bahujan Samaj Party ticket from Mau. Continuing his political journey, he won as an independent candidate in the 2002 and 2007 assembly elections.
In 2012, he founded the Qaumi Ekta Dal (QED) party and won from Mau once again. Returning to his seat in Mau in 2017, Mukhtar Ansari vacated it in 2022 for his son Abbas Ansari, who won from the seat representing the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party.
From 2005 until his passing, Mr. Ansari had been in various jails in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
During this time, he faced 28 criminal cases, including murder charges, and seven cases under UP's Gangster Act since 2005.
Starting from September 2022, Mr. Ansari was convicted in eight criminal cases and was undergoing trial in 21 cases across different courts.
Earlier this month, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and a penalty of Rs 2.02 lakh by a Varanasi MP/MLA court for fraudulently obtaining an arms license around 37 years ago. This marked the eighth case where he was sentenced in the past 18 months by various courts in Uttar Pradesh, and the second case where a life term was awarded.
On December 15, 2023, a Varanasi MP/MLA court sentenced him to five years and six months for threatening Mahavir Prasad Rungta, who turned hostile and did not pursue a case involving the kidnapping and murder of BJP leader and coal trader Nand Kishore Rungta on January 22, 1997.
Then, on October 27, 2023, a Ghazipur MP/MLA court gave him 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a penalty of ₹5 lakh in a Gangster Act case filed against him in 2010.
Moving back, on June 5, 2023, a Varanasi MP/MLA court sentenced Mr. Ansari to life imprisonment for the murder of Awadesh Rai, the elder brother of former Congress MLA and current U.P. Congress president Ajay Rai. Awadesh Rai was fatally shot outside their home in the Lahurabir area of Varanasi on August 3, 1991.
Then, on April 29, 2023, a Ghazipur MP/MLA court sentenced him to 10 years in prison for the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai.
In an earlier case from September 23, 2022, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court sentenced Mr. Ansari to five years of rigorous imprisonment in a Gangster Act case registered against him in 1999 at Hazratganj Police Station in Lucknow, along with a fine of ₹50,000.
Finally, on December 15, 2022, the Ghazipur MP/MLA court awarded him 10 years of imprisonment and imposed a penalty of ₹5 lakh each in two separate cases of the Gangster Act filed against him in 1996 and 2007.
In the last 13 months, Mr. Ansari's first conviction came from the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court.
On September 21, 2022, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for threatening the jailor of Lucknow district jail back in 2003.
The Uttar Pradesh government had to go to the Supreme Court to bring Mr. Ansari back to the state from Ropar jail in Punjab.
In January 2019, Ansari, who was a BSP MLA at the time, was sent to Ropar jail in connection with an extortion case and remained there for over two years.
By March 2021, the SC, upon hearing the U.P. government's plea, directed the Punjab government to transfer Ansari's custody back to UP, stating that the denial was based on trivial grounds under the guise of medical issues.
The court emphasized that a convict or an under-trial prisoner who disobeys the law cannot oppose their transfer from one prison to another. It also stressed that courts shouldn't be passive when the rule of law is challenged.
Starting from 2020, Mr. Ansari's gang faced intense scrutiny from the police. During this period, police either seized or demolished illegal properties worth ₹608 crore linked to the gang.
Additionally, illegal businesses, contracts, or tenders worth ₹215 crore associated with the gang were also halted by the police."
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