Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari sentenced to 10-year imprisonment in murder case

Ghazipur, Oct 27: In a significant development, gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has been sent to 10-year jail term in Gangster Act case. This verdict is in connection with the murder of Kapil Dev Singh and the 2010 attempt to murder case of Mir Hasan, for which Ansari was a key conspirator.

 

Ghazipur additional district government counsel (criminal), Neeraj Srivastava, said Ansari's latest conviction came when the Ghazipur MP/MLA court on Thursday found him guilty under the Gangster Act lodged against him in 2010 after the murder of one Kapil Dev Singh under Karanda police station limits of Ghazipur district in 2009 and in the 2010 attempt to murder case of one Mir Hasan in which Ansari was accused as key conspirators.

 

The court additionally imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Ansari, who was found guilty under the Gangster Act, a case registered against him in 2010. This marks Ansari's sixth conviction in separate cases filed against him in the past 13 months.

 

 

He said that the deceased Kapil Dev Singh was a resident of Sabua and Mir Hasan a resident of Mohammadabad in Ghazipur. After the murder of Kapil Dev Singh in 2009 and attempt to murder of Mir Hasan, police registered a case under Gangster Act against Mukhtar Ansari based on the complaints in the two cases.

 

Uttar Pradesh Police Special Director General (Law and Order), Prashant Kumar, said Ansari was earlier convicted by Varanasi MP/MLA court on June 5 this year. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment for the murder of Awadesh Rai, the elder brother of Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai.

 

On August 3, 1991, Rai was sprayed with bullets when he and brother Ajay were standing outside their house in the Lahurabeer locality of Varanasi. The five assailants, who came in a van, opened fire on Rai, who was then declared brought dead by the hospital. Rai's killing was said to be the fallout of Ansari's enmity with another gangster-politician Brijesh Singh, with whom Rai was said to be close.

 

In a related development, a few weeks ago, the Enforcement Directorate initiated action against Ansari by attaching lands, a building, and bank deposits valued at over Rs 73.43 lakh as part of a money laundering investigation. The total registered worth of these properties is Rs 73,43,900, reflecting ongoing legal actions against the prominent politician.