Convicted in assault case, minister Nandi sentenced to 1-yr jail; granted interim bail
The case dates back to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections when Nandi was contesting on a Congress ticket from Allahabad (now Prayagraj).
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The case dates back to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections when Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’ was contesting on a Congress ticket from Allahabad (now Prayagraj). (Image source: Twitter/@NandiGuptaBJP) An MP/MLA court in Prayagraj on Wednesday convicted UP Cabinet Minister Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’ and two others in a nine-year-old assault case and sentenced them to one year imprisonment. He was later granted bail.
The case dates back to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections when Nandi was contesting on a Congress ticket from Allahabad (now Prayagraj).
“The three – Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’, Neeraj Gupta and Nizamuddin – have been convicted for rioting (IPC section 147), unlawful assembly (section 149), and voluntarily causing hurt (section 323),” government counsel Sushil Vaish said, adding one of the accused, identified as Kamal Kumar Kesarwani, was acquitted by the court for want of evidence.
‘Nandi’, who holds the portfolio of Industrial Development, Export Promotion, NRI and Investment Promotion in the Yogi Adityanath government, was later granted interim bail by the court. “We deposited two sureties each of Rs 20,000 on the court’s direction. We have now got 60 days’ time to file an appeal against the judgment,” said Nandi’s counsel Rajesh Gupta.
According to Nandi’s lawyer, the case dates back to 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign when SP candidate Rewati Raman Singh was taking out a march in front of his client’s house in Mutthiganj area. Following an argument, a clash ensued between supporters of Rewati Raman Singh and Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’. After police intervention, the situation was brought under control. Nandi got an FIR registered against six supporters of Raman Singh. A cross FIR was filed by Raman Singh’s supporter, Venkat Raman Shukla, against four persons, Nandi.
Shukla alleged that at the direction of Nandi, his supporters thrashed him and his aides and dragged them to their office where they were again beaten with sticks. Shukla alleged that the accused also fired on them. No one, however, sustained any bullet injury.
On Shukla’s complaint, a case was lodged on various charges, including attempt to murder, criminal intimidation, and rioting, against Nandi and three others. Police also invoked the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act against the accused as one of the victims belonged to the Dalit community, said Nandi’s lawyer.
Police filed a chargesheet against all four accused, including Nandi, in the case filed by Shukla.
In the chargesheet, police, however, dropped the attempt to murder charge against the accused. In the FIR lodged on Nandi’s complaint, police filed a closure report.
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