A convoy carrying the mortal remains of Mukhtar Ansari amid tight security enroute to his native place in Ghazipur from Banda on Friday evening (March 29). Photo: PTI
Post-mortem confirms Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest: Hospital source
After the post-mortem, a convoy of vehicles left Banda with Ansari's body for his home district Ghazipur, where the burial will take place on Sat morning (March 30)
The post-mortem on gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari confirmed that he died of cardiac arrest, a hospital source said on Friday (March 29).
Ansari, a former MLA who had been booked in more than 60 cases, died on Thursday night (March 28) after he was rushed to the Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda from the district jail, where he was lodged.
Ansari's family has alleged that he died due to "slow poisoning" in the jail.
A senior hospital source, who oversaw the post-mortem examination on Friday (March 29) and had access to the report, told PTI on condition of anonymity, "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. Umar Ansari, the younger son of Mukhtar Ansari, was present when the post-mortem was conducted at the Rani Durgavati Medical College.
After the post-mortem, a long convoy of vehicles left Banda in the evening with Mukhtar Ansari's body for his home district Ghazipur, where the burial will take place on Saturday morning (March 30).
(With agency inputs)
