Who was Mukhtar Ansari? From a Indian Army Brigadier's grandson to BHU student leader to a gangster-politicianJailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari passed away from a heart attack in Banda. Ansari, 63, faced 65 criminal charges, including murder...
29 Mar, 2024, 02.03 PM IST
Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politicsMukhtar Ansari, who straddled the realms of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh, passed away due to a cardiac arrest in Banda. Ansari, elec...
29 Mar, 2024, 01.38 PM IST
UP mafia story: 3 of 66 named in police list now dead, cops on look out for those abscondingWith Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promising a crackdown against mafia, the Uttar Pradesh Police last month released a list containing the...
07 May, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
'Mukhtar Ansari wanted Rs 1-crore light machine gun to penetrate Krishnanand Rai's bullet-proof SUV'Shailendra Singh was DSP, Special Task Force (STF), when he had recovered a light machine gun which was to be bought by jailed ganglord Muk...
30 Apr, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
Allahabad High Court says Mukhtar Ansari gang most dreaded in India, denies bail to memberGangster Mukhtar Ansari, who was an MLA from Mau, is currently lodged in Banda jail. He was brought to Banda jail from a Punjab jail in Apr...
11 Mar, 2023, 01.35 PM IST
Properties worth Rs 8 Cr belonging to Mukhtar Ansari's mother, close aide attached in LucknowProperties worth Rs 8 crore registered in the name of a family member and a close aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari have be...
18 Dec, 2022, 10.10 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari aide Alka Rai's property worth Rs 2.67 cr attachedBarabanki SP Anurag Vats said that on the orders of the district magistrate, a police team from Barabanki had gone to Mau on Monday and att...
03 Oct, 2022, 07.02 PM IST
Under construction shopping complex of Mukhtar Ansari's wife attached in GhazipurThe cost of the building in Deodhi Ballabhdas Panch Rasta locality of Ghazipur Nagar is estimated to be around Rs 3 crore, a senior distric...
27 Oct, 2021, 07.56 PM IST
Ill-gotten properties of gangsters, mafia worth over Rs 1,800 crore attached in UP: PoliceIn a special campaign from April 2017 till July 2021, 13,801 cases were lodged under the Gangster Act and 43,294 accused arrested, while th...
06 Aug, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
150-strong UP Police team heads for Punjab to bring back Mukhtar Ansari; Kin voice apprehension about his securitySenior police officials said a 150-member team, including a company of the Provincial Armed Constabulary, equipped with sophisticated weapo...
05 Apr, 2021, 11.22 PM IST
Mukhtar Ansari's wife writes to President seeking security for him during transfer from Punjab jail to UPIn her letter released to the media on Wednesday, Afshan Ansari claimed that her husband, who is a BSP MLA from Mau, is an eyewitness in a ...
31 Mar, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
Mukhtar Ansari dodging judicial system, running illegal activities from Punjab jail: UP to SCWhile Uttar Pradesh alleged in the apex court that there is “collusion” between Ansari and Punjab Police, the Amarinder Singh government re...
03 Mar, 2021, 07.57 PM IST
UP cracks down on properties of Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed; aims to 'break financial backbone of criminal-politicians'The Lucknow administration on Thursday tore down a twin three storey building allegedly built by jailed BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari. On Friday, ...
28 Aug, 2020, 08.18 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath government shifts around 100 'bahubalis' from various UP jailsWhile aroud 100 jail inmates have been shifted from one jail to another across the state, those admitted to various mental hospitals are be...
02 May, 2017, 05.28 PM IST
Samajwadi Party clutching onto Qaumi Ekta Dal as last straw: Manoj Sinha"The DNA of SP and QED is the same. So it is a natural alliance between the two. SP has found a suitable partner to sink together with," Ma...
17 Oct, 2016, 12.41 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Afzal Ansari, Ajay Rai bury hatchet to take on Narendra ModiAfzal Ansari-led Quami Ekta Dal has announced its support for Cong candidate Ajay Rai in Varanasi in order to prevent division of votes aga...
30 Apr, 2014, 10.45 AM IST
Mukhtar Ansari seen as Narendra Modi’s biggest hurdle in VaranasiIn 2009, Mukhtar Ansari gave MM Joshi a scare in Varanasi, conceding defeat by only 17,000 votes. He enjoys a 'Robin Hood' image among sect...
20 Mar, 2014, 04.00 PM IST