Mulayam govt wanted to save him: Ex-DSP, who slapped POTA on Mukhtar Ansari

Former Deputy Superintendents of Police Shailendra Singh alleged on Friday that the Mulayam Singh government had wanted to protect the gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Asnari, who died at a......

UP court orders magisterial probe into Mukhtar Ansari's death

A magisterial inquiry was ordered Friday as opposition parties raised questions over the death of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, amid allegations by his family that he died due to 'slow......

Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics

Mukhtar Ansari straddled the worlds of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh. IMAGE: Mukhtar Ansari in a Prayagraj court on December 28, 2022. Photograph: ANI Photo The gangster-politician was......

BJP MLA in UP gets 25-year jail for raping minor, faces disqualification

A court in Sonbhadra of Uttar Pradesh on Friday sentenced Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ramdular Gond to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a girl nine years ago, setting the stage for......