PRAYAGRAJ: Former MP and outgoing MLC Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopal Bhaiya, a close associate of Kunda MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya, suffered a major setback when the MP-MLA court at Pratapgarh on Tuesday found him guilty of obtaining revolver’s license on fake address and convicted him accordingly.
However, the MP-MLA court will hear him on March 22, 2022 on the quantum of punishment to be awarded. Accordingly, he was summoned by the court on March 22 at 10.30 am.
Akshay Pratap Singh is a close associate and relative of Raja Bhaiya. He has been a three-time MLC and one-time MP from Pratapgarh.
The outgoing MLC was accused of taking revolver’s license on a fake address. It is alleged that he obtained the revolver’s license by showing the address of Pratapgarh district. The then Kotwal had filed a criminal case against him in 1997 at Nagar Kotwali in this connection.
Akshay Pratap Singh is a resident of Jamo in Amethi district of the state.
The trial was going on in the court of a special judge, MP-MLA at Pratapgarh. However, Akshay Pratap Singh did not appear during the hearing on Tuesday when the aforesaid order was pronounced by the court.
Raja Bhaiya, the national president of Jansatta Dal Loktantrik, has declared Akshay Pratap Singh as MLC candidate of his party. Last time, Gopal Ji was elected MLC unopposed on the ticket of Samajwadi Party.
As per legal experts, his chances of contesting the forthcoming MLC elections will be barred, if he is convicted by the court in the present case.
However, the MP-MLA court will hear him on March 22, 2022 on the quantum of punishment to be awarded. Accordingly, he was summoned by the court on March 22 at 10.30 am.
Akshay Pratap Singh is a close associate and relative of Raja Bhaiya. He has been a three-time MLC and one-time MP from Pratapgarh.
The outgoing MLC was accused of taking revolver’s license on a fake address. It is alleged that he obtained the revolver’s license by showing the address of Pratapgarh district. The then Kotwal had filed a criminal case against him in 1997 at Nagar Kotwali in this connection.
Akshay Pratap Singh is a resident of Jamo in Amethi district of the state.
The trial was going on in the court of a special judge, MP-MLA at Pratapgarh. However, Akshay Pratap Singh did not appear during the hearing on Tuesday when the aforesaid order was pronounced by the court.
Raja Bhaiya, the national president of Jansatta Dal Loktantrik, has declared Akshay Pratap Singh as MLC candidate of his party. Last time, Gopal Ji was elected MLC unopposed on the ticket of Samajwadi Party.
As per legal experts, his chances of contesting the forthcoming MLC elections will be barred, if he is convicted by the court in the present case.