Mukhtar Ansari Funeral: Sea of supporters attend procession amid tight security
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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