Mukhtar Ansari death: Oppn raises doubts, family says 'poisoned to stop him testifying against don'

Lucknow:Jailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, whose family levelled allegations of him being poisoned in jail just two days ago, passed away Thursday at a medical college in Banda..

The medical college Tuesday admitted Ansari in an unconscious state with complaints of vomiting..

At the time, his family alleged a conspiracy to poison him in jail and prevent him from testifying against mafia don Brijesh Singh in the 2001 Usri Chatti case, which involved a violent attack on Ansaris convoy...

At around 8.25 pm today (Tuesday), the convicted/undertrial prisoner, Mukhtar Ansari, aged 63 years, was brought to the emergency department of the Rani Durgawati Medical College, Banda, the hospital said in a statement issued Thursday night...

After hearing the news, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday wrote on X, In all such cases, there should be a probe under the supervision of a justice of the Supreme Court The government that cannot secure life has no right to stayThis is the zero hour for law and order in UP.. , , :. . . Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) March 29, 2024..

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