Raj Babbar Gets Jail Term in 26 Year Old Case, Found Guilty of Physical Assault

Raj Babbar sentenced to jail: Actor and politician Raj Babbar has been sentenced to 2 years in jail by an MP/ MLA court docket in Lucknow. The Congress chief has been given the jail time period in a case that dates again to 1996. Babbar, who was a pacesetter of the Samajwadi Party again then, was accused of assaulting a authorities officer after which a case was filed towards him.Also Read – Dissenters Jitin Prasada, Raj Babbar Left Out of Congress Panels For 2022 UP Polls

Along with the jail time period, the actor has additionally been imposed a high quality of Rs 8500. As per a report in information company IANS, Babbar was current within the court docket on Thursday when he was awarded the two-year jail sentence for interfering with authorities duties and roughing up an officer. The incident occurred in May 1996 when the actor-turned-politician was contesting the elections from Lucknow for the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led get together. Also Read – ‘Priyanka Gandhi Only Leader BJP Afraid of’, Says UP Congress Chief Raj Babbar Ahead of Bypolls

Raj Babbar is now anticipated to succeed in the excessive court docket towards the judgment. Also Read – Priyanka Gandhi to Take Charge of Uttar Pradesh Congress After Major Revamp

Raj Babbar will get imprisonment of two years: All in regards to the 1996 case

On May 2, 1996, an official grievance was registered towards Raj Babbar and some others from the get together by the polling officer Shrikrishna Singh Rana who had alleged that the actor and his aides entered the polling sales space and assaulted the officers. The grievance talked about that Babbar didn’t solely manhandle the officer on obligation but additionally interfered with the federal government work. The actor and others had been later booked below sections 143, 332, 353, 504, 323 and 188 of the IPC.

After debuting within the movie business within the 12 months 1977, Babbar turned to politics within the 12 months 1989. He joined the VP Singh-led Janta Dal however later, switched to Samajwadi Party. In 2004, he left the get together to hitch Congress.