Meet Ghazipur DM whose argument with Mukhtar Ansari's kin went viral

Following the funeral of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur on Saturday, a video of a spat between Ansai's brother and Ghazipur district magistrate Aryaka Akhoury has gone viral on social media...

Aryaka Akhoury(X/Ashutosh Yadav) Who is Aryaka Akhoury and what is the matter about?..

During Mukhtar Ansari's funeral, Akhoury and other administrative officials handled the arrangements at the graveyard and managed the entry of the people at the burial site..

Mukhtar Ansari's brother Afzal Ansari wanted to carry out a burial ritual in which soil is poured on the grave by those attending the funeral..

However, Akhoury denied permission for the ritual citing the imposition of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in the area..