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In 2022, the Enforcement Directorate had arrested Abbas Ansari in connection with a money laundering case. (File)
A court on Saturday sentenced Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari to two years in jail in a three-year-old case related to a controversial speech in which he allegedly threatened government officials. Abbas now faces possible disqualification from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
Abbas, the MLA from Mau Sadar who was elected on a Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) ticket, made the remarks at a public meeting during the 2022 Assembly election period. He is the son of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died last year at the Banda jail, where he was serving his sentence.
“In the same case, the court has also sentenced Mansoor Ahmed Ansari, a local resident and organiser of the public meeting. While Abbas has been given two years’ imprisonment, Mansoor has been sentenced to six months in jail. A fine has also been imposed on both,” said Mau prosecuting officer Harendra Singh.
Singh added that Abbas’s younger brother, Umar Abbas, is also an accused in the case, but his file was separated from the others. The trial against Umar is pending.
Six prosecution witnesses were examined by the court.
Defence counsel Daroga Singh said a bail application was moved after the conviction, and the court granted bail to both Abbas and Mansoor.
He added that they would file an appeal against the judgment.
On Saturday, Abbas and Mansoor, who are out on bail, appeared before the court in which the case is pending.
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They were convicted under IPC section 171-F (undue influence or personation at an election), 189 (threat of injury to public servant), 153-A (promoting enmity between groups on the ground of religion, race, residence and others ), 505 (statements conducing public mischief), and 120-B (criminal conspiracy), said prosecuting officer Singh.
The case was registered by a police personnel, claiming that on March 3, 2022 he along with constables had gone to the Paharpur area and saw SBSP leader Abbas Ansari and his brother Umar Abbas Ansari had gathered a crowd of around 150 people. The complainant added that while addressing the public from the stage, the accused threatened to “teach a lesson” to the administrative officials of Mau after the election, which is a violation of the model code of conduct.
In 2022, the Enforcement Directorate had arrested Abbas Ansari in connection with a money laundering case.
Abbas was released from jail in March this year after being granted bail by the Supreme Court.
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