Kanpur (UP) Jun 3 (PTI) An MP-MLA court in Kanpur on Monday convicted jailed Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki and four others of harassing a woman and setting her house on fire in a bid to grab her plot about 19 months back, a senior police official said.

Judge Satyendra Nath Tripathi has listed the case for Friday, when he is likely to pronounce the quantum of punishment.

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The Commissioner of Police, Akhil Kumar, told PTI that SP MLA Irfan Solanki, his brother Rizwan Solanki, builder Shauqat Ali, Mohammad Sharif and Izrail alias 'Aate wala', who have a long criminal history, were convicted of setting Nazir Fatima's house afire in a bid to grab her plot, harassing and abusing her.

The alleged incident had occurred on November 7 in 2022. Irfan Solanki and Rizwan have been in prison since December 2 last year in connection with the case, he added.

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They had surrendered before the police commissioner after they were booked for rioting and arson. A four-time MLA, Solanki is currently lodged in Maharajganj jail.

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