Jailed gangster-turned-politician, Mukhtar Ansari has died due to cardiac arrest at the Banda Medical College Hospital in Uttar Pradesh last night. He was admitted to the hospital earlier in the day after his condition allegedly deteriorated after he fainted inside the district jail where he was lodged. 63 year old Mukhtar Ansari was a five-time former MLA from Mau Sadar seat and had been behind bars in UP and Punjab since 2005.

Akashvani correspondent reports that according to the medical bulletin, the 63-year-old, had been taken to the Rani Durgavati Medical College in the district by jail authorities in an unconscious state around 8.25 pm after complaining of vomiting. The patient was provided immediate medical care by a team of nine doctors. But, despite their best efforts, the patient died due to a cardiac arrest.

UP DG Police, Prashant Kumar has said, prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 have been imposed across the state following Ansari’s death. Additional police personnel as well as Central Reserve Police Force teams have also been deployed in Banda, Mau, Ghazipur and Varanasi districts. Police conducted flag march in Firozabad and Aligarh.

The five-time MLA from Mau was involved in the property business and was also involved in more than 60 criminal cases in UP and in many other places. He was in custody since 2005. Mukhtar contested elections twice as BSP candidate.