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Lucknow: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi visited the Ghazipur home of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari to offer condolences to his family...
Owaisi was in Lucknow on Sunday, where Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) formally broke away from the opposition INDIA bloc and tied up with the AIMIM to launch a joint front ahead of Lok Sabha polls..
Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest in Ghazipur on Saturday amid a blanket of security as a large crowd took part in the funeral procession while a few people tried to forcibly enter the burial ground, giving tough time to police personnel trying to maintain order...
The five-time MLA from Mau Sadar had been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005 and had over 60 criminal cases against him..
However, a magisterial inquiry was ordered as opposition parties raised questions over Ansaris death, amid allegations by his family that he died due to slow poisoning in Banda jail...
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