By – Prakarsh Kastwar
Mukhtar Ansari’s younger son, Umar Ansari, was present during the post-mortem examination at Rani Durgavati Medical College.
Mukhtar Ansari’s lifeless remains landed at his home in Uttar Pradesh’s Gazipur district late Friday night. He’ll be laid to rest today. The local administration has increased police presence for the gangster-turned-politician’s funeral.
“We received the body after a delay, therefore the last rites cannot be conducted tonight. It will be finished tomorrow morning. “I request that everyone pray for him,” Sibgatullah Ansari told ANI on Friday.
Mukhtar Ansari, a murder convict, died in a hospital in Banda while being held in jail. He died from a heart arrest. His relatives, on the other hand, claimed that the local authority fed him “slow poison”.
Mukhtar Ansari’s post-mortem examination revealed that cardiac arrest, not poisoning, was the cause of his death.]
A senior hospital source, who oversaw the post-mortem examination on Friday and had access to the report, told PTI on condition of anonymity that “the cause of death of Mukhtar Ansari was found to be heart attack (myocardial infarction).”The autopsy was conducted by a panel of five doctors.
Mukhtar Ansari’s younger son, Umar Ansari, was present during the post-mortem examination at Rani Durgavati Medical College.
Judicial investigation into Mukhtar Ansari’s death
A three-person committee will conduct a magisterial investigation into the death of Mukhtar Ansari.
Umar Ansari had demanded that the postmortem be conducted at Delhi’s AIIMS. However, the demand was refused.
Umar Ansari said on Friday that the investigation will help them alleviate the family’s concerns.
“We hope that the court will assist in investigating the concerns that we have raised. We will consult with our legal staff. We are certain that this is not a natural death, but rather an orchestrated murder,” he stated on Friday.
How did Mukhtar Ansari die ?
Mukhtar Ansari was sent to the hospital at 8.25 p.m. on Thursday. A team of nine doctors attended to him, but he died during the procedure.
Mukhtar Ansari’s older brother Sibgatullah Ansari said he wasn’t treated well.