Gujarat JD(U) MLA's sons get 3 yrs in jail in assault case

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Press Trust of India Ahmedabad
Last Updated : Jul 05 2016 | 8:49 PM IST
Three sons of Janata Dal (United) MLA Chhotu Vasava were among eight persons sentenced today by a court to three years in jail for attacking a local Congress leader.
Additional sessions judge M H Patel at Ankleshwar suspended the ruling to enable the accused to file appeal in the Gujarat High Court, and granted bail to all of them, except Kishor Vasava, one of the sons of the MLA from Jhagadia in Bharuch district.
The other two sons of the MLA sentenced are Mahesh and Dileep. Mahesh Vasava is a former JD(U) MLA from Dediapada.
All eight accused were found guilty under section 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) of the IPC, but the charge of attempt to murder was quashed.
According to the local Congress leader Balu Vasava, the accused assaulted him in January 2009 claiming that he was coming in the way of Chhotu Vasava's work in the region.
Chhotu Vasava, a tribal leader, is the lone MLA of his party in Gujarat.
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First Published: Jul 05 2016 | 8:49 PM IST

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