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Jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari gets life imprisonment in Awadhesh Rai murd
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A special MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi awarded life imprisonment to jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in the over three decades old murder case of Awadhesh Rai.
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Mukhtar Ansari acquitted in 2009 attempt to murder case by Ghazipur court
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A Ghazipur MP/MLA Court on Wednesday acquitted Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari accused in the conspiracy of a murder attempt in the Uttar Pradesh's Mohammadabad area in the district.
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Allahabad HC directs tight security for Mukhtar Ansari, restricts media in
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the state Director General of Police (DGP) to tighten security arrangements in jail and while gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is produced in the court.
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Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's aide Harwinder Singh held: Pun
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Officials of the anti-gangster task force (AGTF) of Punjab Police arrested a close aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, state's top cop Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday.
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"Have faith in judiciary...": Slain IAS' wife after top court lists petiti
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Anand Mohan was released from Saharsa prison on April 27, after the Nitish Kumar government amended the Bihar Prison Manual 2012 thus allowing the release of 27 convicts including the gangster-turned-politician.
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"Rule of Mafias has ended in UP": Killed BJP MLA's wife ahead of verdict i
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The wife of late BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai who was murdered in Ghazipur in 2005 allegedly by gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and his brother Afzal Ansari on Saturday said that the rule of mafia has ended in Uttar Pradesh and that she has faith in the judiciary.
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UP police doubles reward on arrest of Atiq Ahmed's brother-in-law Saddam
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"Reward on the arrest of Saddam, brother-in-law of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf, increased to Rs 1 lakh from Rs 50,000. He is wanted in a case registered at Bithri Chainpur police station", UP Police said.
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Azam Khan fears Atiq-like shootout, asks Rampur public "Want someone to sh
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Feared of being shot dead in a similar manner to gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmed, Samajwadi Party senior leader Azam Khan, while campaigning in Rampur for civic polls, asked people whether they want him and his family to be killed in a similar fashion.
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Ghazipur: Security heightened ahead of verdict in kidnapping, murder case
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Security was heightened ahead of the verdict by an MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur in a kidnapping and murder case against gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, his elder brother and BSP MP Afzal Ansari on Saturday.
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"Decision to release Anand Mohan from Jail by Bihar govt sends wrong messa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
This comes after Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh walked free from Bihar's Saharsa jail early Thursday morning, a move which was mandated following the amendment of the prison rules by the Bihar government allowing the release of 27 convicts including him.
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"He is innocent": Anand Mohan's wife thanks Bihar CM as former MP walks fr
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh's wife on Thursday welcomed the amendment of the Bihar Prisons manual which necessitated the release of his husband convicted in a murder case and thanked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the move.
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Anand Mohan Singh released:Slain IAS officer's wife appeals to President M
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Objecting to the release of Anand Mohan Singh from Bihar's Saharsa jail, the widow of slain District Magistrate G Krishnaiah who was murdered by the gangster-turned-politician, on Thursday appealed to President Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ask Chief Minister Nit
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