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Ghazipur MP booked for remarks on Mahakumbh
A case has been filed against SP MP Afzal Ansari for controversial remarks about Mahakumbh, allegedly hurting religious sentiments, police confirmed.
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 09:39 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Varanasi
Allahabad HC sets aside Ghazipur court order convicting SP MP Afzal Ansari
The Allahabad high court set aside Ghazipur MP-MLA court order sentencing Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari for four years in Krishnanand Rai murder case
Published on Jul 29, 2024 03:57 PM IST
In contest of contrasts, educationist faces poll test again Afzal
Fielded by the BJP, Rai is facing Afzal Ansari, the elder brother of don-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died due to cardiac arrest in Banda jail on March 28.
Updated on May 30, 2024 06:12 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
HC to hear state counsels’ arguments on Afzal plea today
On Tuesday, the counsels representing Afzal Ansari, senior advocate GS Chaturvedi and Upendra Upadhyay argued that there were total seven accused in Krishna Nand Rai murder case but only three, including Afzal Ansari, his brother Mukhtar and another , who were politically active, were selectively booked under the Gangsters’ Act.
Updated on May 22, 2024 06:32 AM IST
JItendra Sarin
'Mukhtar Ansari poisoned in Banda jail', alleges don-turned-politician's brother
Mukhtar Ansari has been behind bars in Punjab and UP since 2005. The 60-year-old don-turned-politician has over 60 criminal cases pending against him.
Published on Mar 26, 2024 06:54 PM IST
Afzal Ansari hopeful of getting back lawmaker status soon
Ansari was BSP MP from Ghazipur Lok Sabha constituency and was disqualified after Ghazipur MP/MLA court sentenced him to four years of prison in a 2007 Gangster case
Updated on Dec 15, 2023 08:34 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Supreme Court suspends Ansari’s conviction
Ansari, a five-time assembly member and two-time parliamentarian, was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha on May 1 after being convicted and sentenced to four years in prison
Updated on Dec 15, 2023 08:30 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
Convictions deal a fast death to Mukhtar’s 30-year political career
In 2022 state elections, Mukhtar passed the baton to his son Abbas, who won Mau, while Suhaib Anasri, Sibgatullah’s son, won his home turf Mohammadabad on SP ticket.
Updated on Jun 06, 2023 01:16 AM IST
Rajesh Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Allahabad HC admits Afzal Ansari’s appeal against conviction in Krishnanand Rai murder case
The special MP/MLA court by its judgment dated April 29, 2023, had convicted Afzal Ansari and Mukhtar Ansari in the case
Updated on May 25, 2023 09:41 PM IST
JItendra Sarin, Prayagraj
BSP leader Afzal Ansari disqualified from Lok Sabha after conviction
This was the first case in which Afzal Ansari has been convicted. His brother, Mukhtar Ansari has been convicted in four cases so far.
Updated on May 01, 2023 09:56 PM IST
Convicted in 2007 Gangsters Act case, BSP MP Afzal Ansari loses Lok Sabha seat
BSP MP Afzal Ansari, brother of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, loses Lok Sabha seat after conviction in criminal case
Published on May 01, 2023 07:37 PM IST
Mukhtar Ansari's brother Afzal, a BSP MP, to lose his Lok Sabha seat soon?
Afzal has been sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of ₹1 lakh has also been imposed on him. His conviction means he could lose his LS membership.
Published on Apr 29, 2023 06:17 PM IST
'Mukhtar Ansari was given poison in same Banda jail', says his brother
According to the UP police, Mukhtar Ansari faces 52 cases in the state - including murder, attempt to murder, cheating and conspiracy.
Updated on Apr 06, 2021 09:13 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Krishnanand Rai murder: UP government to file appeal in HC against acquittals
Principal Secretary, Home, Avnish Awasthi said the chief minister had taken cognizance of the judgement of the Delhi court and the state government would examine the judgement and file an appeal in the high court.
Published on Jul 05, 2019 12:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Krishnanand Rai murder case: Over 400 bullet shells recovered from crime scene
Krishnanand Rai, who was an MLA from Mohammadabad assembly constituency in Ghazipur, was sprayed with bullets along with six others in Ghazipur by a group of assailants armed with AK-47 assault rifles.
Published on Jul 04, 2019 10:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Rohit K Singh, Lucknow
Mukhtar Ansari, six others acquitted in murder of BJP MLA
Had not the prosecution witnesses turned hostile, the outcome of the trial may have been different, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court said, and cited the handicap posed by the absence of a witness protection programme.
Updated on Jul 04, 2019 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Lok Sabha Elections Results 2019: BSP wrests 4 seats from BJP in east Uttar Pradesh
The BJP had won the Lalganj, Jaunpur, Ghosi and Ghazipur Lok Sabha seats in the 2014 general elections but lost these to the BSP this time.
Updated on May 24, 2019 05:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | HT Correspondent
Ghazipur Election Results 2019: All eyes on old rivals Manoj Sinha and Afzal Ansari
Manoj Sinha, a union minster of state for railways and a BJP candidate, is contesting against Afzal Ansari, elder brother of Mafioso-turned- politician Mukhtar Ansari of the BSP.
Updated on May 23, 2019 11:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Ghazipur Election Results 2019: Battle of prestige for Union minister Manoj Sinha in UP’s Ghazipur
Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of members to Parliament at 80, will go to polls in all the seven phases of the Lok Sabha election 2019. Votes will be counted on May 23.
Updated on May 23, 2019 12:33 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: In UP, political parties bank on musclemen’s winnability
Criminal cases and incarceration fail to deter strongmen from the politically significant state of Uttar Pradesh to muscle their way and make their presence felt in electoral battle.
Published on May 01, 2019 02:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Rohit K Singh, Lucknow