Mafia don Mukhtar Ansari, who was lodged in Uttar Pradesh's Banda Jail, died due to a heart attack. The region had previously been gripped by the terror of Mukhtar. Former IG of UP Police, Uday Shankar Jaiswal, recounts a terrifying tale of fear and crime associated with Ansari that will leave you in shock.
'Who dares to check Mukhtar's vehicle?'
This incident dates back to February 27, 1996. Back then, Uday Shankar Jaiswal was the Additional SP of Ghazipur. He recalls, around 12:30 PM near the Lanka Bus Stand within Kotwali Police Station’s jurisdiction, the police force was active. They had received intel that a vehicle with registration UP 61/8989 might be involved in some disturbance armed with weapons.
Jaiswal narrates, during the police checkpoint operation, an inspector stopped a jeep with 'BSP District President' written on it. Mukhtar Ansari was inside the vehicle. Upon being halted, Ansari arrogantly declared, 'Who has the audacity to check my vehicle,' and immediately started firing.
Mukhtar Ansari's Unique Modus Operandi
The police responded with firing, which resulted in a punctured tire of Ansari's vehicle. However, even with one tire down, Ansari managed to escape from the scene in his jeep. A man who jumped out of Ansari's vehicle was shot in the leg but turned out to be a constable from Ghazipur Jail, identified as Sahab Singh, who was armed with his licensed rifle. Moreover, another jail constable, Umashankar, was discovered with a 315 bore gun from another of Ansari's vehicles.
'This was Mukhtar Ansari's modus operandi. He would gift cattle to jail constables, arrange for their weapon licenses, and those same jail guards, after their shifts, would accompany Ansari with their licensed firearms,' remarked the former IPS officer. Another vehicle in Mukhtar's convoy, a Gypsy with registration UP70D4525, was previously owned by Atique Ahmed but was found with people linked to Atique after a crossfire incident.
The Time Mukhtar Opened Fire in the Courtroom
During an incident where Mukhtar Ansari was in a Jonga jeep registered to JK Industries New Delhi, it was discovered that the sale letter was in the name of Mukhtar’s henchman and current-most-wanted criminal Shahabuddin. However, the transfer of the jeep to Shahabuddin’s name was never formalized.
Jaiswal also recounted an unsettling confrontation with Ansari in court during a hearing, which escalated to Mukhtar firing shots at him. Ansari was later sentenced to ten years in prison for this offense.
'Be it the Krishnanand Rai murder case, the assassination of Nand Kishore Rungta, or the attempt on my life, Mukhtar Ansari always managed to get away by manipulating witnesses, intimidating or murdering them. This was the outcome of his syndicate and system. But the times have changed, and he has finally been judged,' said the former officer.
IG Uday Shankar Jaiswal concluded by saying that Mukhtar Ansari was more dangerous than Atique Ahmed and utterly untrustworthy due to his cunning nature.
