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The deceased, identified as Shoaib Kidwai alias Bobby, 50, a resident of the Civil Lines area of the district town, was known to be a member of the Mukhtar Ansari gang.

Investigators concluded that Umar, in collusion with his lawyer, attempted to mislead the court and tamper with judicial proceedings through forged documents

The cases he was involved in included the murder of a man in police custody, contract killings and threats to witnesses.

Abbas’s election agent, Mansoor Ansari, who was present on stage during the controversial speech, was also convicted in the case and sentenced to six months in jail.

Umar said the medical and the judicial inquiry reports pertaining to his father's death were not furnished by the state government.

Mukhtar Ansari had been incarcerated in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005, facing over 60 criminal cases.