Lucknow, March 30 -- Following the completion of postmortem formalities on gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari by a panel of five doctors, the local administration has initiated a judicial probe into his death.

The Chief Judicial Magistrate Banda has directed a three-member team to conduct the investigation and submit their findings within one month.

All proceedings, including the postmortem, were recorded as per protocol. Judicial probes are customary in cases of deaths in judicial or police custody.

During the postmortem examination, Mukhtar's younger son Umar Ansari, along with other family members and a few individuals from Ghazipur, were present. The procedure lasted over an hour, after which Ansari's remains were transporte...