Body of Mukhtar Ansari was taken from Banda to Ghazipur…
The dead body of Mukhtar Ansari was brought to his Ghazipur residence for last rites.
Heavy police force is deployed by the district administration.
The last rites will be performed on Saturday, said Mukhtar Ansari's elder brother, Sibgatullah Ansari.
"We received the body after a delay so the last rites cannot be performed today. It will be done tomorrow morning. I request everybody to pray for him," Sibgatullah Ansari told news agency ANI on Friday.
Earlier in the day, the body of Mukhtar Ansari was taken from Banda to Ghazipur after the completion of the post-mortem at Banda Medical College and Hospital.
Ansari died in a hospital in Banda, UP, on Thursday. His family, however, a three-member team will conduct a magisterial investigation into the death of Ansari.
The Chief Judicial Magistrate Banda issued orders concerning the judicial probe. Officials said two doctors will do the post-mortem, which will be recorded.
Umar Ansari, the son of Mukhtar Ansari, told news agency ANI that he had written a letter demanding that the postmortem be done by doctors at AIIMS, Delhi.
"It (post-mortem) is their procedure. I have written a letter saying that it should be done by doctors at AIIMS Delhi.
We don't trust the medical system, government and administration here...You know why I am saying this...
Panchnama is done. The District Magistrate has to make a decision. Let's see what he decides. The postmortem has not begun...," he said.
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