Tight security surrounds the burial of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at his family cemetery in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh

Heavy security accompanied the corpse of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who passed away on March 28 from cardiac arrest, as it was taken from Banda to his Ghazipur home for his burial on Saturday. Police cars followed the ambulance transporting the corpse to maintain security throughout the 400-kilometer journey, which passed through numerous Uttar Pradesh regions.

When the gangster’s corpse was returned from the postmortem at the Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, a convoy of 26 cars headed for Ghazipur around 5:45 p.m. According to police reports, the corpse was being transported in an ambulance with Umar Ansari, the son of Mukhtar Ansari, his wife Abbas Ansari, and their two relatives.

Final ceremonies today
After the mobster passed away on Thursday from cardiac arrest, the state administration had planned ahead and marked out the path to collect the corpse. Before arriving at Ghazipur, the caravan travelled via the districts of Prayagraj, Bhadohi, Kaushambi, and Varanasi.

The funeral was held at Ghazipur. In Ghazipur’s Kali Bagh, the family cemetery of Mohammadabad, a burial was dug.

Osama, the son of gangster-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, travelled to Mohammadabad in the Ghazipur district to participate in Mukhtar Ansari’s funeral rites.

The funeral procession of Mukhtar Ansari at Mohammadabad, Ghazipur, drew a sizable crowd.

When Mukhtar Ansari’s followers breached the barricading to get inside the cemetery, chaos broke out during the funeral ceremonies.

Increased security
Before his last ceremonies, security was increased outside Mukhtar Ansari’s home in Gazipur.

Mohammad Suhaib Ansari, a Samajwadi Party MLA and Mukhtar Ansari’s nephew, asked the crowd to behave civilly and said that everyone will get the opportunity to see him for the final time.

“The final ceremonies are being prepared for. Everybody will have the opportunity to see him. I want everyone in attendance to maintain civility,” he stated.

At the same time, security measures in Mau and the other regions were strengthened.

When the ceremonies were over, Afzal Ansari, the brother of Mukhtar Ansari, said, “Everything has been concluded peacefully.”