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The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking an investigation into the death of Uttar Pradesh gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died of a heart attack in prison last year. The court ruled that the petition, initially filed while Ansari was alive, lacked grounds for continuation posthumously and advised his son, Umar Ansari, to approach the Allahabad High Court for further legal action. Mukhtar Ansari, a controversial figure with a long criminal history, had significant political influence in eastern Uttar Pradesh and faced multiple serious charges throughout his life.
