Sant Kabir Nagar (UP), Apr 17 (PTI) An MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Sant Kabir Nagar on Friday sentenced former MLA Mohammad Tabish Khan and his brother, Eftekhar, to three years’ imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 4,000 each on the convicts in a 2016 assault case, prosecution officials said.
The verdict was delivered by Chief Judicial Magistrate and Special Judge Chetna Tyagi.
Government counsel Vishal Srivastava said the case dates back to November 26, 2016, when police constable Kamal Khan lodged an FIR at the Dharmsinhwa police station, alleging that Tabish Khan, along with his brother and supporters, had entered the police station, abused him, tore his uniform and threatened him.
The complainant had also alleged that the accused targeted him over his role during the block pramukh election, Srivastava said.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including those for rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, assault on a public servant, mischief, intentional insult and criminal intimidation.
The accused were granted bail during the trial.
After hearing the case, the court on Friday convicted Khan and his brother and sentenced them to three years in jail, Srivastava said.
Khan was elected as an MLA from the Khesrha Assembly seat in 2007 on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket. PTI COR KIS RC
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