In a significant development, the Special MP-MLA court in Rampur delivered its verdict on Monday, sentencing Samajwadi Party national general secretary Mohd Azam Khan to seven years in prison in connection with the 2016 Dungarpur demolition case. Alongside the jail term, Azam Khan has been fined Rs 5 lakh by the court.
The verdict comes after the court found four out of the seven accused guilty, which includes retired circle officer Ale Hasan, former municipal president Azhar Ahmed Khan, and contractor Barkat Ali. The case, widely discussed, saw its culmination on March 16.
Azam Khan, along with three others, was convicted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including house trespass, mischief causing damage, intentional insult, and criminal intimidation. The court, however, acquitted Farhan Khan, Jibran, and Omendra due to insufficient evidence against them.
The incident traces back to 2019 when Ehtesham Khan, a resident of Dungarpur, filed a report at Ganj Kotwali, alleging that Azam Khan and others forcibly entered his house, subjected him to physical assault and verbal abuse, threatened his life, looted Rs 25,000, and unlawfully took over his property.
The case underwent rigorous hearings in the special MP-MLA court, ultimately resulting in the pronounced verdict.
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