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Mukhtar Ansari Funeral: Sea of supporters attend procession amid tight securityGangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest in Ghazipur amid tight security. Ansadi died in a hospital at Banda, Uttar Pradesh on March 28.
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Mukhtar Ansari funeral.

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Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest in Ghazipur amid a tight security on March 30.

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Ansari's funeral procession witnessed thousands of supporters.

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Police personnel had a tough time maintaining law and order as many tried to forcibly enter the burial ground.

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Some people in the procession raised slogans while an argument broke out between Ghazipur District Magistrate Aryaka Akhoury and Mukhtar's brother Afzal Ansari.

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Ansari, a five-time MLA from Mau Sadar, was interred at his family's ancestral burial ground about half a km from their residence, near his parents' graves.

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According to family sources, the body was brought to his hometown around midnight on Friday and pre-burial rituals took place at their residence.

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(Published 31 March 2024, 15:40 IST)