VARANASI: The court of special judge (MP-MLA) Avanish Gautam held jailed mafia don Mukhtar Ansari guilty in the 1991 Awadhesh Rai murder case on Monday. The court will sentence quantum of punishment after 2 pm. Apart from Ansari four other persons are also accused in this case.
Additional district government counsel (criminal) Vinay Singh said that in the initial session around 12 noon the court held Mukhtar guilty in Rai murder case. After it court fixed the time of 2 pm for sentencing quantum of punishment.
Awadhesh Rai was sprayed with bullets on August 3, 1991 when he was standing at the gate of his house in Lahurabir area. After his killing, his brother Ajay Rai had lodged a named FIR against Mukhtar, Bheem Singh, former MLA late Abdul Kalam, Rakesh Nyayik and two others.
In December 2022, Ghazipur court had awarded 10-year imprisonment to Mukhtar in a 1996 Gangster Act case. Apart from four cases, including Rajendra Singh murder case with the Cantt police in Varanasi, Vashishth Tiwari alias Mala Guru murder case with Kotwali Ghazipur in 1988, constable Raghuvansh Singh murder case in Mughalsarai of Chandauli in 1991 and murderous attack on additional superintendent of police and other policemen in Kotwali Ghazipur in 1996, the Awadhesh Rai murder case in Chetganj of Varanasi had also been made the base for booking Mukhtar and Bheem under Gangster Act in 1996.
Additional district government counsel (criminal) Vinay Singh said that in the initial session around 12 noon the court held Mukhtar guilty in Rai murder case. After it court fixed the time of 2 pm for sentencing quantum of punishment.
Awadhesh Rai was sprayed with bullets on August 3, 1991 when he was standing at the gate of his house in Lahurabir area. After his killing, his brother Ajay Rai had lodged a named FIR against Mukhtar, Bheem Singh, former MLA late Abdul Kalam, Rakesh Nyayik and two others.
In December 2022, Ghazipur court had awarded 10-year imprisonment to Mukhtar in a 1996 Gangster Act case. Apart from four cases, including Rajendra Singh murder case with the Cantt police in Varanasi, Vashishth Tiwari alias Mala Guru murder case with Kotwali Ghazipur in 1988, constable Raghuvansh Singh murder case in Mughalsarai of Chandauli in 1991 and murderous attack on additional superintendent of police and other policemen in Kotwali Ghazipur in 1996, the Awadhesh Rai murder case in Chetganj of Varanasi had also been made the base for booking Mukhtar and Bheem under Gangster Act in 1996.