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Mukhtar Ansari land-grab cases (multiple)

Various FIRs· Filed 2020· MP/MLA Court, Lucknow· Uttar Pradesh

Accused

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Yogi Adityanath

Bharatiya Janata Party

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Case Description

Cases against gangster-turned-MLA Mukhtar Ansari for land-grabbing and murders; Yogi government pursued fast-track prosecution.

Allegation

Murder, conspiracy, organized crime, threatening witnesses.

Legal Sections

120B IPC395 IPC302 IPC7 Criminal Law Act

Sections listed are from the IPC + CLA and related acts. Section numbers reference the Indian Penal Code (IPC) where applicable, otherwise BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) or special statutes like PMLA, NDPS, PC Act.

Case Timeline

  1. 2005-onwards — Multiple cases
  2. 2020 — Yogi government pushed cases to fast-track court
  3. 2022-2024 — Multiple convictions including murder
  4. Mar 2024 — Ansari died of cardiac arrest in jail