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Samajwadi Party workers protested in Azamgarh and Jaunpur after Bollywood-inspired hoardings depicted party chief Akhilesh Yadav as a gangster and compared his government's tenure to a Pakistani crime hub. The posters contrasted this with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, shown as a 'Dhurandhar CM' with clippings of gangster encounters, sparking demands for action against the 'Youth Against Mafia' group.

Voter deletions in Uttar Pradesh's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 data are significantly outpacing the winning margins of several senior leaders and ministers in urban constituencies. This trend, observed across various parties, raises concerns about electoral integrity, with some seats showing deletions over ten times their leaders' victory margins.

The Allahabad High Court quashed the attachment of property belonging to mukhtar ansari's cousin, stating the state failed to prove a link between alleged offenses and the building's construction. The court emphasized that mere relation to a gangster or suspicion is insufficient for property seizure under the UP Gangster Act.

The Allahabad High Court has quashed the attachment of property belonging to Mansoor Ansari under the Gangster Act. The court ruled that the state failed to establish a legal nexus between alleged criminal activity and the property, emphasizing that attachment requires objective material, not mere suspicion or association.

Yogi Adityanath, known as 'Bulldozer Baba,' has transformed Uttar Pradesh through a dual approach of demolition and construction. His tenure saw a crackdown on the mafia and a surge in infrastructure development, including expressways and international airports. The state has also become a preferred tourist destination and a hub for investors, laying the groundwork for a new Uttar Pradesh.

Dreaded gangster and MLA mukhtar ansari would be handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday, in compliance with the Supreme Court directions. The BSP MLA from Mau in Uttar Pradesh is at present lodged in Ropar jail.

Tightening the noose around jailed gangster mukhtar ansari, the Mau police on Wednesday announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 for any information leading to the arrest of his wife Afshan Ansari.

Days after the Supreme Court ordered the transfer of the BSP MLA mukhtar ansari from Punjab jail to UP jail within two weeks, a team of Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday left Punjab's Rupnagar jail.

Twenty-seven months after being shifted to a jail in Punjab in connection with an extortion case, gangster-turned-politician mukhtar ansari finally returned to Banda prison early on Wednesday morning.

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Wednesday sentenced mafia don and former MLA mukhtar ansari to seven-year rigorous imprisonment for assaulting a jailer, pointing pistol at him and serving him life threat 19 years ago at Lucknow district jail. Besides, the court also imposed a Rs 37,000 penalty on him.

Former Congres MLA Ajay Rai has written to Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel seeking security cover by claiming threat from mafia-turned MLA mukhtar ansari.

A three-layer security blanket has been rolled out around the two barracks at Banda jail where gangster-turned-politician and sitting MLA mukhtar ansari will be lodged.

In compliance with the directions of the Supreme Court, the Punjab government has asked its Uttar Pradesh counterpart to take the custody of gangster-turned-politician mukhtar ansari, presently lodged in Ropar jail, by April 8.

The death of mukhtar ansari sheds light on his family's legal issues, from Afsha's multiple cases to Umar's charges during the 2022 UP assembly election.

The court of additional session judge- (MP-MLA) Durgesh Pandey in Ghazipur on Thursday awarded 10-year rigorous imprisonment and fixed Rs 5 lakh as penalty on jailed mafia don mukhtar ansari and his close aide Bhim Singh each in a case of Gangster Act lodged against the duo in 1996.

Judicial inquiry into mukhtar ansari's death at Banda Medical College is led by Chief Judicial Magistrate with investigating officer Garima Singh ensuring transparency and due process, including the timely submission of the inquiry report.

Vigilance heightened in Uttar Pradesh post mukhtar ansari's death in Banda due to a heart attack. Prohibitory orders under section 144 enforced statewide. Postmortem ongoing at Banda Medical College Hospital. Notable officials present. Body to be taken to Ghazipur for final rites.

The Income Tax Department’s Lucknow unit served a notice on ganglord mukhtar ansari in Banda jail on Thursday. The notice pertains to the I-T department’s recent proceedings in which Mukhtar’s benami property worth Rs 12 crore was attached. The property was traced to be registered in the name of one Ganesh Dutt Mishra.

A Ghazipur MP MLA court convicted jailed mafia mukhtar ansari in a Gangsters Act case and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Mukhtar.

Twenty-seven months after being shifted to a jail in Punjab in connection with an extortion case, gangster-turned-politician mukhtar ansari finally returned to UP's Banda prison early on Wednesday morning.

A day after two houses built illegally by jailed mafia don-turned-politician mukhtar ansari’s family were razed in Lucknow, properties worth several crores of rupees of the don and his henchmen were bulldozed in Mau Kotwali area on Friday.

Gangster-politician mukhtar ansari's close aides have faced mysterious deaths in custody, raising safety concerns. Ansari, a five-time MLA with 60+ cases, passed away after legal troubles. BJP government's rise in UP heightened pressure on Ansari. His associates faced fatal incidents, triggering security measures and arrests.

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Wednesday sentenced mafia don and former MLA mukhtar ansari to a seven-year rigorous imprisonment for assaulting and giving death threats to a jailer at Lucknow district jail 19 years ago.

A unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and local government in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun attached seven properties of gangster-turned-politician mukhtar ansari on Friday.

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Abbas Ansari, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party MLA from Mau and son of gangster-turned-politician mukhtar ansari, in a money laundering case, officials said on Saturday. Abbas Ansari, 30, was arrested after a long questioning session at the federal agency's office in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, they said.

Shahzad concealed the details of the company from the bank and diverted funds. The ED sources added that they have served multiple summons to Shahzad, but he did not turn up. Last week, ED had filed chargesheet against Abbas and Atif in the same case while the probe against mukhtar ansari is still on.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating money laundering allegations against a politician, mukhtar ansari. The ED is now seeking extradition of a businessman, Anwar Shahzad, who is in Dubai. The ED has written to the authorities after finding the role of Shahzad in financial anomalies committed by Ansari's son Abbas Ansari and his brother-in-law Atif Raza. Shahzad concealed the details of the company from the bank and diverted funds.