Banda: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was admitted to Uttar Pradesh’s Banda Medical College on Tuesday after his health deteriorated in jail. Ansari is currently serving in life imprisonment in the Banda jail in Uttar Pradesh.
Mukhtar’s son, Umar Ansari in a social media post claimed that his father has been shifted in the ICU ward of the Banda Medical College.
“My father Mukhtar Ansari Saheb was admitted to the ICU of Banda Medical College just an hour ago. His condition is very serious. Please pray for him,” Umar said in a Facebook post in Hindi.
As per the sources, Mukhtar Ansari has been suffering from a urinary infection for the last three days.
“At 1 am Mukhtar Ansari was shifted to the district hospital. He has been shifted to ICU for surgery following doctors’ recommendation after initial examination,” the source said.
Heavy security has been deployed outside the hospital in view of security.
Ansari has been elected as an MLA from the Mau constituency five times, including twice as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate. He last contested the Assembly polls in 2017.
Mukhtar Ansari has around 60 cases pending against him in UP, Punjab, New Delhi and other states.