"Was unwell, not being given treatment," alleges Mukhtar Ansari's elder brother
Mar 29, 2024
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 29 : Sibgatullah Ansari, Mukhtar Ansari's elder brother, claimed on Friday that the latter has been "unwell" for nearly two weeks, alleging that he was not being "given any treatment despite raising an alarm again and again."
He also claimed that the administration did not inform him and he learned about his brother's death through the media.
Speaking to ANI, Sibgatullah said, "I saw it in the media and came to know about it. The administration didn't inform me.".
"He had been very unwell since March 18 and he was not being given any treatment despite raising an alarm again and again. On March 25-26, his health was in a very bad condition, so he was brought to medical college for a few hours as a formality. He was sent back and it was said that he was stable. He was not given any treatment."
On the apprehensions of the family, he said, "It was expressed months ago and was also given in writing to the High Court as well as the Supreme Court but no cognizance was taken."
Umar Ansari, son of Mukhtar Ansari, had earlier claimed that his father was "given poison in the food" and said they would move to the judiciary.
"We have full faith in it," he added."I was not told anything from the administration side, I came to know about it through the media... But now the whole nation knows everything... Two days ago I came to meet him, but I was not allowed... We said earlier also and even today we will say the same about the allegation of giving slow poison. On March 19, he was given poison in the dinner. We will move to the judiciary, we have full faith in it..." he said.
Meanwhile, the body of Mukhtar Ansari has been sent for post-mortem at Banda Medical College Hospital, Banda.
Ansari was brought to the hospital around 8:25 PM, according to the official release from the hospital. A team of nine doctors attended to him before he died, the release added.
Ansari was elected as an MLA from the Mau assembly seat five times, including twice as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate. He had a strong influence in Ghazipur, his hometown.
In April 2023, Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai by an MP MLA court. He was sentenced to life in prison on March 13, 2024, in a case related to the use of forged documents for obtaining an arms licence in 1990.
