Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of a heart attack.
The 63-year-old politician died on Thursday (March 28) around 8:30 pm while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Earlier, the jail authorities took him to the district's Rani Durgavati Medical College Hospital after he fainted in the jail last Tuesday. Later a team of nine doctors provided immediate medical attention to him. But, despite their best efforts, he died after 14 hours in the ICU.
Indian media NDTV reported that this 5-time MP from Uttar Pradesh has been in jail since 2005.
A large contingent of police was deployed outside the hospital soon after Ansari was taken to the hospital and prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been issued across Uttar Pradesh following his death, news agency PTI reported.
Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Prashant Kumar said additional policemen have been deployed in Banda, Mau, Ghazipur and Varanasi districts as well as Central Reserve Police Force.