A court here on Wednesday convicted Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan in an eight-year-old case of forcibly vacating a house and beating the owner.
In December 2016, the victim Abrar filed a complaint against Khan and retired Circle Officer Barkat Ali. He said that they forcibly entered his house, damaged property and thrashed him to get him to vacate the home. The SP leader is currently lodged in the Sitapur jail in other cases
A court here on Wednesday convicted Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan in an eight-year-old case of forcibly vacating a house and beating the owner.
The Rampur's Special MP/MLA court found Khan guilty in the case, his lawyer Vinod Sharma said.
"Punishment in the case would be pronounced later", he said. He appeared before the court via video-conferencing.
In December 2016, the victim Abrar filed a complaint against Khan and retired Circle Officer Barkat Ali. He said that they forcibly entered his house, damaged property and thrashed him to get him to vacate the home. The SP leader is currently lodged in the Sitapur jail in other cases.