May 30th 2024.
A court in Rampur has sentenced Mohammad Azam Khan, a leader of the Samajwadi Party, to 10 years in prison for a case that dates back eight years. The case involved forcefully evicting the owner of a house and physically assaulting them. The Special MP/MLA Court also ordered Khan to pay a fine of Rs 14 lakh for his actions.
The court's decision came after it found Khan guilty of forcefully evicting, looting, and demolishing a house in Dungarpur. The prosecution officers, Shiv Prakash Pandey and Rakesh Kumar Morya, shared that the case was initially filed by the plaintiff, Abrar, at Thana Ganj. In his complaint, Abrar stated that on December 6, 2016, two men, Ale Hasan and Barkat Ali Contractor, forcibly entered his house, beat him, and stole his belongings. He also alleged that they attempted to kill him and destroy his house.
Khan was accused of being involved in this conspiracy. However, the file of former Circle Officer Ale Hasan was separated from the case as per the order of the Allahabad High Court. The special court's verdict only pertained to Khan and Ali, who was sentenced to seven years in prison and a fine of Rs 6 lakh. If Ali fails to pay the fine, he will also have to serve an additional 18 months in prison, the court stated.
Ali's charges included seven years in prison and a fine of Rs 3 lakh under section 392, six years in prison and a fine of Rs 2 lakh under section 452, two years in prison and a fine of Rs 50,000 under section 504, and two years in prison and a fine of Rs 50,000 under section 506. Meanwhile, Khan is currently serving time in Sitapur jail after being convicted in other cases. In 2022, he was stripped of his Uttar Pradesh Assembly membership for three years due to a hate speech conviction.
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