NEW DELHI: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest at the Kali Bagh burial ground in Ghazipur on Saturday. His mortal remains were buried near the graves of his parents.
Police encountered challenges in crowd management, particularly those attempting to enter the restricted burial ground. Consequently, security personnel, including paramilitary forces, were heavily deployed around Ansari’s residence and the burial site.
Mukhtar Ansari, aged 63, experienced a cardiac arrest and passed away while undergoing treatment at Banda medical college.Following a post-mortem on Friday, a convoy carrying his body departed Banda for his native place in Ghazipur.
His body had arrived at his Ghazipur residence on Friday evening amidst heavy police presence.
Accompanied by family members, including his son Umar Ansari and brother Afzal Ansari, the body was taken in a procession to the Kali Bagh burial ground. A sizable crowd joined the procession, with some individuals chanting slogans.
On March 13, Mukhtar Ansari was handed a life sentence in a case pertaining to the fraudulent acquisition of an arms license using forged documents dating back to 1990. This marked the eighth conviction and sentencing of the former MLA by Uttar Pradesh courts within the past two years.
(With agency inputs)
Police encountered challenges in crowd management, particularly those attempting to enter the restricted burial ground. Consequently, security personnel, including paramilitary forces, were heavily deployed around Ansari’s residence and the burial site.
Mukhtar Ansari, aged 63, experienced a cardiac arrest and passed away while undergoing treatment at Banda medical college.Following a post-mortem on Friday, a convoy carrying his body departed Banda for his native place in Ghazipur.
His body had arrived at his Ghazipur residence on Friday evening amidst heavy police presence.
Accompanied by family members, including his son Umar Ansari and brother Afzal Ansari, the body was taken in a procession to the Kali Bagh burial ground. A sizable crowd joined the procession, with some individuals chanting slogans.
On March 13, Mukhtar Ansari was handed a life sentence in a case pertaining to the fraudulent acquisition of an arms license using forged documents dating back to 1990. This marked the eighth conviction and sentencing of the former MLA by Uttar Pradesh courts within the past two years.
(With agency inputs)