Mukhtar Ansari, Supreme Court
New Delhi: Hearing was held today in the Supreme Court on the petition of Omar Ansari raising questions on the death of mafia Mukhtar Ansari in jail. During this hearing, lawyer Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of Mukhtar Ansari’s son Omar Ansari, argued that a judicial inquiry has been conducted into Mukhtar’s death, but he has not yet received the report of the judicial inquiry.
Provide report within 2 weeks-Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to provide Mukhtar Ansari’s medical report, magistrate report and the judicial investigation report into his death to Omar Ansari within 2 weeks. Let us tell you that 63-year-old Mukhtar Ansari, five-time MLA from Mau Sadar, died on March 28, 2024 in a hospital in Banda, Uttar Pradesh. After his health deteriorated in the month of March, Mukhtar Ansari was taken from Banda District Jail to Rani Durgavati Medical College, where he died of a heart attack. Mukhtar’s family had accused Ansari of giving him slow poison in jail.
Slow poison was given in jail – Afzal Ansari
Ghazipur MP and Mukhtar’s elder brother Afzal Ansari had also alleged at that time that Mukhtar had been given slow poison. Afzal had said – “Mukhtar had told that he was poisoned about 40 days ago and recently, perhaps on 19 or 22 March 2024, this was done again, after which his condition worsened.” Afzal Had said that on March 21, on the day of hearing of a case through digital medium in Barabanki court, Mukhtar’s lawyer had filed an application in the court alleging that his client was being ‘slowly detained’ in jail. He has been given poison due to which his condition is worsening.
Father had told that slow poison was being given – Omar Ansari
Mukhtar’s son Omar Ansari alleged that his father was given slow poison in jail. However, officials denied this allegation. “My father told us that he was being given ‘slow poison’. Now the whole country knows about it,” Omar said.
Mukhtar, who was in jail since 2005, had more than 60 criminal cases pending against him and was convicted in the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai. Before his death, the son had moved the top court in December 2023 and had sought a direction to transfer his father to some other jail outside Uttar Pradesh, fearing danger to his life. The state government had assured the bench in 2023 that if necessary, it would strengthen the security of Ansari inside the Banda jail so that no harm comes to him.
During the hearing in the Supreme Court today, Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government, said that documents will be provided to Omar. The bench noted that Ansari’s postmortem was conducted and later a magisterial inquiry was also conducted. It asked the state government to provide copies of the medical and investigation reports to Omar within two weeks, who could then file its reply within three weeks. Omar’s plea said that when his mother approached the Allahabad High Court for Ansari’s security, the court had ordered enhanced security for him in May 2024.
Property of Mukhtar Ansari’s wife Afshan Ansari confiscated
Let us tell you that in the month of November last year, on Tuesday, the police had attached immovable property worth Rs 2 crore of Afshan Ansari, wife of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, in Vibhuti Khand area of Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. Following the order of the District Magistrate, the flat in Chelsea Tower, Lucknow, illegally acquired by Afshan Ansari, wife of late former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, was attached on Tuesday under the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act. According to the information received from the police, Afshan Ansari had bought this property by forming a gang in the name of ‘Flume Petromax Private Limited’. Police said that the market value of this seized property has been estimated at Rs 2 crore. Afshan Ansari is currently absconding.
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