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The Supreme Court on Friday has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government in the plea by MLA abbas Ansari, who is currently in jail, seeking permission to attend his deceased father Mukhtar Ansari's Fatiha.

Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda in Uttar Pradesh on March 28.

Originally, Abbas has moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to attend his father's funeral. But as the matter could not get listed in time, Advocate Nizam Pasha, appearing for Abbas yesterday told the court that he was going to file an amendment plea, seeking to attend the Fatiha which is to happen on April 10.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Sandeep Mehta accordingly issued notice and said, "Issue notice, returnable on 9th April, amended petition to be served on respondents. Case to be listed after obtaining instructions from CJI".

Following the demise of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a hospital in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, a three-member team has been asked to conduct a thorough magisterial investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Banda has ordered this judicial probe, with the process set to include a post-mortem examination conducted by a panel of two doctors, which will be recorded on video.

Sibgatullah Ansari, Mukhtar Ansari's elder brother, has also highlighted concerns regarding Mukhtar Ansari's medical treatment prior to his demise.

Earlier claims made by Umar Ansari suggested suspicions of foul play in his father's death, alleging that he was "given poison in the food" and expressing intent to pursue legal action.

Mukhtar Ansari's legal troubles were ongoing prior to his death, with convictions including a life imprisonment for the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai in April 2023 and another life sentence on March 13, 2024, for obtaining an arms license using forged documents in 1990.

Case Title: Abbas Ansari vs. State of UP