Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari passes away; Opposition demands high-level probe into death

LUCKNOW: Politician and convicted gangster Mukhtar Ansari passed away on Thursday night due to a cardiac arrest. Ansari, 63 had been lodged in Banda jail and was serving life imprisonment. Ansari, was brought to the emergency department of Rani Durgavati Medical College at around 8:25 pm on Thursday after he complained of nausea and faintness. … Read more