Latest News | BJP Ex-MLA Convicted in 2012 Vandalism, Assault Case in UP's Rampur

Rampur (UP), Jun 19 (PTI) A special MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday convicted six people, including former BJP MLA Kashiram Diwakar, accused of breaking into and vandalising a sugar mill in Shahabad.

The court is expected to pronounce the quantum of punishment on Thursday.

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District government advocate Seema Rana said Shahabad-based Rana Sugar Mill's president Omveer Singh filed a case in 2012, alleging some people led by Diwakar entered the mill and vandalised it following a dispute over taking out a tractor trolley from the premises.

The mob also assaulted and injured some workers.

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Rana said a case was registered against 38 named accused, including Diwakar, and 200 unknown people.

After the hearing, special MP/MLA court judge Vijay Kumar convicted Diwakar and five others -- Krishnapal, Bharat, Sanju Yadav, Meghraj and Suresh Gupta. The quantum of punishment is likely to be pronounced on Thursday, she said.

The court acquitted the other accused due to lack of evidence.

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