UP court issues non-bailable warrant against Azam Khan in 15-yr-old case

Khan, who is currently lodged in Sitapur Jail, has been asked to appear in court on April 30

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan | Photo: ANI
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan | Photo: ANI
Press Trust of India Firozabad (UP)
1 min read Last Updated : Apr 15 2022 | 11:25 PM IST

A court here on Friday issued a non-bailable warrant against Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan in a 15-year-old case of inflammatory speech.

Khan, who is currently lodged in Sitapur Jail, has been asked to appear in court on April 30.

According to the order issued by the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Amrish Tripathi, Khan was accused of giving an inflammatory speech during a public meeting held in Mohalla Hussaini under Rasulpur police station area during the 2007 elections.

Khan is lodged in jail in connection with a number of cases of theft, criminal intimidation, illegal encroachment among others.

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Topics :Azam KhanUttar PradeshSamajwadi Party

First Published: Apr 15 2022 | 11:25 PM IST

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