Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies: A look at the life and times of the 'Bahubali’ from eastern UP https://ift.tt/y0C2gqO

While he was acquitted in most of the cases, Ansari, 60, was, however, convicted in at least eight criminal cases since 2022. In April 2023, Ansari was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the 2005 murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai.

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