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  1. www.indiatoday.in › india › storyAfter witnessing brother's murder, Congress's Ajay Rai took ...

    Mar 30, 2024 · Ajay Rai, Congress's Varanasi candidate, saw his brother Awadhesh Rai being killed by gangster Mukhtar Ansari in 1991. In 2023, Ansari was convicted, ending Ajay Rai's 32 year-battle for justice.

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  3. indianexpress.com › article › political-pulseA UP story: In conviction of Mukhtar Ansari, a fight of two ...

    Jun 8, 2023 · Five-time MLA, ‘associate’ of gangster-turned-politician Brijesh Singh, and Cong candidate against PM Modi from Varanasi in 2014, 2019, Ajay Rai was a witness and complainant in the 1991 murder of brother Awadhesh, for which Ansari has been convicted now

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  4. indianexpress.com › article › explainedMukhtar Ansari convicted: Looking back at the Awadhesh Rai ...

    Jun 5, 2023 · Mukhtar Ansari, a gangster-turned-politician, was Monday sentenced to life imprisonment in the Awadhesh Rai murder case of 1991. Awadhesh Rai was the elder brother of Ajay Rai, a Congress leader. He was shot dead outside his house at Maldiya in Varanasi when he was 30 years old.

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  5. www.indiatoday.in › india › storyHow it took 44 years for Mukhtar Ansari conviction - India Today

    Mar 29, 2024 · The fight for supremacy resulted in Ansari killing Awadhesh Rai, a local politician, the brother of Ajay Rai, the Pradesh Congress president, in 1991. It is amongst the eight cases Ansari was convicted for and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

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  6. www.firstpost.com › explainers › awadhesh-rai-murderAwadhesh Rai murder case: Who is Mukhtar Ansari, the gangster ...

    Jun 5, 2023 · In the 1991 murder case of Awadhesh Rai, a Varanasi court on Monday sentenced gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment, according to news agency ANI. The elder brother of Congressman Ajay Rai, Awadhesh Rai, was fatally shot on 3 August 1991, outside his Lahurabir home.

  7. indianexpress.com › article › indiaAwadesh Rai murder case: UP court sentences gangster ...

    Jun 5, 2023 · A Varanasi court on Monday sentenced gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment for the murder of Congress leader Awadhesh Rai that took place more than 30 years ago, news agency ANI reported.

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  9. www.barandbench.com › news › litigationVaranasi Court sentences Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment ...

    Jun 5, 2023 · A Varanasi Court on June 5 sentenced former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment for the murder of Awadhesh Rai who was the brother of a Congress leader, reported PTI.