"Now that Atiq Ahmed is no longer there, the mafia gang in Purvanchal will also be dealt with if Mukhtar Ansari is dealt with." Following the mafia member Atiq Ahmed's death on April 15, 2023, Achyutananda made this statement. Mukhtar Ansari passed away exactly 11 months and 13 days later. Mukhtar passed away in the hospital on March 28 after going into cardiac arrest on March 28 while being transported there.
Sachchidanand Rai, who was killed on July 17, 1986, had a brother named Achyutanand, who prayed for Mukhtar's demise. This is regarded as Mukhtar Ansari's first significant case. The question at hand is whether Mukhtar's passing will put a stop to the Purvanchal mafia.
The Purvanchal mafia could still be in place, but the Mau-Ghazipur Ansari family's influence is undeniably declining. Previously, DM-SP would present themselves to Mukhtar with their heads bowed. The atmosphere has shifted now. The UP government has operated bulldozers costing Rs 576 crores on his land throughout the past four years.
The Ansari family is the subject of 97 instances in total, one of which involves Mukhtar, the head of the IS-191 group. Father Abbas is incarcerated. Umar, the younger son, is out on bond while the wife is missing. According to ED and police sources, the Ansari family possesses benami assets valued at over Rs. 15,000 crores. In addition to Mukhtar's sons, brothers Sibgatullah and Afzal are currently part of the family.
Where did Mukhtar obtain his immense wealth?
The CO City of Mau, Dhananjay Mishra, has been instrumental in drawing the Mukhtar gang closer together. When he traveled to Mumbai, he came upon Firdaus, who had a hand in Krishnanand Rai's murder, and Mukhtar's goon.
According to Dhananjay Mishra, Mukhtar Ansari was becoming well-known in Purvanchal's criminal scene in the 1980s. Money is a must for any criminal to survive. Mukhtar had to contend with Brijesh Singh-Tribhuvan Singh when he need an earning mechanism. The whole dispute was about control of earnings, not a physical altercation between these two groups.
