Indian gangster-turned-politician and the former legislator in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, Mukhtar Ansari, was on Saturday convicted by a Ghazipur&nbsp;court in a Gangster Act case filed after the kidnapping and murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Krishnanand Rai.

The jailed mafia don, who was produced virtually before a special court for MP/MLA, was also fined Rs 500,000 (approx. US $6116) and handed a 10-year prison sentence.

This is the fourth case in which the five-time MLA, who is&nbsp;lodged in the Banda district jail,&nbsp;has been convicted.

Mukhtar Ansari's elder brother and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Member of Parliament (MP) Afzal Ansari,&nbsp;too, was convicted in the case and was sentenced to four years in prison and fined Rs 100,000 (US$1,223 approx.). Following his conviction, Afzal will lose his membership of&nbsp;the parliament.

“I believe in the judiciary, mafia rule in UP has ended," said Alka Rai, wife of late BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, while talking to&nbsp;reporters ahead of the judgment.

Ansari is the second gangster-turned-politician to have been convicted for his crimes after the now-deceased gangster-politician&nbsp;Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad.

BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai was murdered by gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari and his brother Afzal Ansari in 2005 while he had gone to his native village for attending a family wedding.

He was informed of death threats by the Special Task Force officers, that serial killers have been hired by Mukhtar Ansari to eliminate him.

The incident took place when was ambushed on his way back home by assailants who used automatic rifles. At that time, he did not use his bullet-proof vehicle or guards. Seven people died in that incident.

In jail since 2005

Ansari, who has 61 cases registered against him, has been in jail since 2005 after he surrendered in a communal riot case in Mau district in which seven people died. He contested from the Mau Sadar constituency seat five times—twice as a BSP candidate and thrice as an Independent—and won comfortably.

In the last assembly election, Ansari stepped down and fielded his elder son Abbas from the same Mau Sadar seat on the ticket of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), which had allied with the&nbsp;Samajwadi Party&nbsp;for the polls.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Indian gangster-turned-politician and the former legislator in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, Mukhtar Ansari, was on Saturday convicted by a Ghazipur court in a Gangster Act case filed after the kidnapping and murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Krishnanand Rai.

Indian gangster-turned-politician and the former legislator in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, Mukhtar Ansari, was on Saturday convicted by a Ghazipur court in a Gangster Act case filed after the kidnapping and murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Krishnanand Rai. The jailed mafia don, who was produced virtually before a special court for MP/MLA, was also fined Rs 500,000 (approx. US $6116) and handed a 10-year prison sentence. This is the fourth case in which the five-time MLA, who is lodged in the Banda district jail, has been convicted. Mukhtar Ansari's elder brother and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Member of Parliament (MP) Afzal Ansari, too, was convicted in the case and was sentenced to four years in prison and fined Rs 100,000 (US$1,223 approx.). Following his conviction, Afzal will lose his membership of the parliament. “I believe in the judiciary, mafia rule in UP has ended," said Alka Rai, wife of late BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, while talking to reporters ahead of the judgment. Ansari is the second gangster-turned-politician to have been convicted for his crimes after the now-deceased gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad. BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai was murdered by gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari and his brother Afzal Ansari in 2005 while he had gone to his native village for attending a family wedding. He was informed of death threats by the Special Task Force officers, that serial killers have been hired by Mukhtar Ansari to eliminate him. The incident took place when was ambushed on his way back home by assailants who used automatic rifles. At that time, he did not use his bullet-proof vehicle or guards. Seven people died in that incident. In jail since 2005 Ansari, who has 61 cases registered against him, has been in jail since 2005 after he surrendered in a communal riot case in Mau district in which seven people died. He contested from the Mau Sadar constituency seat five times—twice as a BSP candidate and thrice as an Independent—and won comfortably. In the last assembly election, Ansari stepped down and fielded his elder son Abbas from the same Mau Sadar seat on the ticket of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), which had allied with the Samajwadi Party for the polls. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Indian mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari jailed for 10 years in 2007 Gangster Act case

As a part of its drive to tackle land mafia, the Uttar Pradesh government said Monday that it will start booking them under the Gangster Act.&nbsp;

Teams jointly led by the District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) will act on all reports of corruption that they receive.

In April, the Yogi Adityanath-led government had approved the setting up of an anti-land mafia task force in a bid to free state-owned land from illegal occupants.

The state cabinet had taken the decision that encroached land would be identified within two months by the district-level task force, which was also told to prepare a list of all land grabbers in the state in order to rein in the land mafia.&nbsp; 
 
State Power minister Srikant Sharma was quoted as saying no grabbing of public land will be permitted &nbsp;in the name of religion and that anybody whose land had been encroached upon could lodge a complaint at a police station.

He had also said that the government has also decided to develop a portal for lodging complaints to put an end to land grabbing.

(WION Web Team)

In April, the Yogi Adityanath-led government had approved the setting up of an anti-land mafia task force in a bid to free state-owned land from illegal occupants

As a part of its drive to tackle land mafia, the Uttar Pradesh government said Monday that it will start booking them under the Gangster Act. Teams jointly led by the District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) will act on all reports of corruption that they receive. In April, the Yogi Adityanath-led government had approved the setting up of an anti-land mafia task force in a bid to free state-owned land from illegal occupants. The state cabinet had taken the decision that encroached land would be identified within two months by the district-level task force, which was also told to prepare a list of all land grabbers in the state in order to rein in the land mafia. State Power minister Srikant Sharma was quoted as saying no grabbing of public land will be permitted in the name of religion and that anybody whose land had been encroached upon could lodge a complaint at a police station. He had also said that the government has also decided to develop a portal for lodging complaints to put an end to land grabbing. (WION Web Team)

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