While his family claimed that the gangster-turned-politician died of “slow poisoning” in jail, an autopsy report released earlier said: “The cause of death of Mukhtar Ansari was found to be heart attack (infarction of the myocardium).
Nearly a month after his death, a viscera analysis report on Tuesday revealed that gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was not “murdered” as no trace of poison was found in his system.
Ansari’s brother Afzal Ansari, on behalf of his family, cried foul after Ansari’s death on March 28, claiming that the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader was poisoned in prison, a claim supported by several politicians, including former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh. Yadav, RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati.
Autopsy report reveals death due to natural causes
The recently released viscera report proves the post-mortem report’s view that Ansari died of natural causes.
While his family claimed that the gangster-turned-politician died of “slow poisoning” in jail, the autopsy report said: “The cause of death of Mukhtar Ansari was found to be heart attack (myocardial infarction) “.
The post-mortem was conducted in the presence of Mukhtar Ansari’s youngest son Umar Ansari at the Rani Durgavati Medical College.
Who was Mukhtar Ansari?
Ansari, 63, was a five-time MLA from Mau Sadar seat and was behind bars in UP and Punjab since 2005. He had over 60 criminal cases pending against him. He has been convicted in eight cases since September 2022 by different courts of Uttar Pradesh and lodged in Banda jail.
His name figured in the list of 66 gangsters released by the Uttar Pradesh police last year.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which prohibits large gatherings, were imposed across the state after Ansari’s death, the Director General of Police said of Uttar Pradesh, Prashant Kumar.
Ansari, who hails from Mau, is also said to have strong influence in the neighboring districts of Ghazipur and Varanasi. The social media cell of the Uttar Pradesh Police has also been activated to keep a close watch on illegal elements online, he said.
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