Mukhtar Ansari's body leaves for Ghazipur amidst heavy security

After the completion of postmortem, gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansaris body on Friday left for his native place in Ghazipur amidst heavy security from here, police officials said.The ambulance carrying the body was accompanied by police vehicles to ensure security along the 400-kilometre-long route via several districts of Uttar Pradesh.As per police officials, Mukhtar Ansaris son Umar Ansari and Abbas Ansaris wife were present inside the ambulance carrying the body.

After the completion of postmortem, gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's body on Friday left for his native place in Ghazipur amidst heavy security from here, police officials said.

The ambulance carrying the body was accompanied by police vehicles to ensure security along the 400-kilometre-long route via several districts of Uttar Pradesh.

As per police officials, Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar Ansari and Abbas Ansari's wife were present inside the ambulance carrying the body. The state government had in advance chalked out the route for taking the body following the gangster's death due to cardiac arrest on Thursday.

On the way to Ghazipur, the convoy will pass through districts including Prayagraj, Bhadohi, Kaushambi and Varanasi before reaching Ghazipur. As per the family members of Mukhtar Ansari, the cremation will take place in Ghazipur.

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