Mukhtar Ansari’s burial to take place on Saturday: Ghazipur SP

Banda (UP), March 29 (IANS) The burial of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari will take place on Saturday, Ghazipur SP Omvir Singh said on Friday.Stating that the body of Ansari is expected to reach Ghazipur by Friday night, Singh said: “As per tradition, there will be a ‘namaaz’ on Saturday after which the burial will take place in the Kalibagh graveyard.”The body of Ansari was handed over to his younger son Umar Ansari after a post-mortem late on Friday afternoon and it is expected to take 9-10 hours to reach Ghazipur via a pre-defined route.The mortal remains are being taken to Ghazipur amidst tight security.Meanwhile, all shops and commercial establishments in Mahmoodabad town remained closed on Friday.Ansari, the jailed gangster-turned-politician, died of a heart attack at a hospital in Banda on Thursday evening.–IANSamita/arm