Gangster-politician Ansari dies of cardiac arrest at 63

LUCKNOW: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, 63, died of cardiac attack during treatment at Banda medical college on Thursday night. A senior police officer said that he was taken to the emergency department of Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, in an unconscious state by the jail staff on Thursday morning after he complained of nausea. The patient was provided immediate medical care by a team of nine doctors, but despite best efforts, Ansari could not be saved, the hospital's medical bulletin said.
A five-time former MLA from Mau Sadar seat, Ansari had been behind bars in UP and Punjab since 2005.
There was a heavy deployment of police personnel outside the hospital shortly after Ansari was taken there.
Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which bars large gatherings, were imposed across Uttar Pradesh following Ansari's death, UP director general of police Prashant Kumar said.