Rampur: In an enormous blow to Azam Khan, a outstanding chief of the Samajwadi Party, the Rampur MP-MLA court docket on Wednesday awarded seven-year jail phrases every to him, his spouse Tanzin Fatima and their son Abdullah Azam Khan following their conviction within the pretend delivery certificates case. The trio was instantly taken into custody after the court docket delivered the decision. They at the moment are being despatched to jail instantly from the court docket.
“After convicting Azam Khan, his wife Tanzeem Fatima and their son Abdullah Azam Khan, the court has sentenced all three to seven years of imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000,” former DGC (crime) Arun Saxena advised information company ANI.
Case Background
BJP MLA Akash Saxena initiated the case in 2019, accusing Abdullah Azam of possessing two delivery certificates. Azam Khan and Tanzin Fatima had been additionally implicated within the case. The prices had been filed below IPC Sections 420, 467, 468, and 471.
Abdullah Azam confronted accusations of exploiting two delivery certificates at his comfort. One certificates was issued by the Lucknow municipality and the opposite by the Rampur municipality.
Dual Birth Certificates
Abdullah Azam employed his first delivery certificates to safe a passport for his abroad journeys, whereas the second certificates was utilized for official authorities issues. The investigation revealed that each certificates had been obtained by means of fraudulent means, orchestrated as a part of a pre-planned conspiracy.
Former DGC (crime) Saxena highlighted the specifics, stating, “Abdullah Azam Khan is accused of having two birth certificates. The first birth certificate is dated January 1, 1993, while the second one was issued from Lucknow, showing his birth date as September 30, 1990.”
Legal Troubles For Abdullah Azam Khan
This current growth compounds Abdullah Azam’s authorized points, given his disqualification as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly earlier this 12 months on account of a two-year imprisonment sentence in a 15-year-old case. Notably, the Supreme Court declined to grant an interim keep on Abdullah’s conviction on this case final week.
Azam Khan and his son Abdullah had been beforehand convicted in a 2019 hate speech case. Both had represented the Suar Assembly constituency in Rampur district earlier than their disqualification. The police presence was elevated in Rampur to make sure regulation and order following the court docket’s verdict.
