Azam Khan sentenced to 7 years in jail in Dungarpur case
Khan (75) was also fined Rs 5 lakh, while the others will have to pay Rs 2 lakh each.
Khan (75) was also fined Rs 5 lakh, while the others will have to pay Rs 2 lakh each.
According to the prosecution, on June 10, 1987, Ansari had applied to the District Magistrate for the license of a double barrel cartridge gun. The arms license was obtained by obtaining the recommendation with fake signatures of the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police.
In the petition, the order given by the MP-MLA Court of Pratapgarh on March 17, 2023 was challenged where the state government's application to withdraw the case against them was rejected.
A non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against Umar Ansari by the court in three cases.
Special Judge (MP-MLA Court) Avnish Gautam sentenced the mafia don to life imprisonment with Rs 1 lakh fine for the murder of Awadhesh Rai, elder brother of Congress leader Ajay Rai in 1991.
The main accused in the case of 2009, Sonu Yadav, was acquitted by the court. Now, the MP-MLA Court has also acquitted the mafia don.
Special Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate A.K. Srivastava passed the order while hearing the prosecution's plea.
