Mukhtar Ansari, the 63-year-old, five-time lawmaker from the state, had been in jail in since 2005. The circumstances of his death are disputed by his family who say he was given a "poisonous ...

Varanasi: The era of jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari ended with his death in Banda, on Mar 28. Dominance of Mukhtar and his family in Ghazipur, Mau and Ballia for almost four decades, however ...