2014 case: Congress MLAs among those given a year in jail by Jaipur court

Jaipur: A Jaipur court on Wednesday sentenced two Congress MLAs and seven others to one-year imprisonment for allegedly blocking the road outside University of Rajasthan 11 years ago.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate -19, Jaipur, Parikshita Detha held all nine accused guilty under relevant penal provisions, including Section 283 (danger or obstruction in a public way or line of navigation) of the IPC.

The incident took place on August 13, 2014 when the student leaders staged a road blockade for about 20 minutes outside the main gate of Rajasthan University on JLN Marg.

Those convicted include Mukesh Bhakar, Manish Yadav, Abhishek Chaudhary, Rajesh Meena, Ravi Kirad, Wasim Khan, Dron Yadav, Bhanu Pratap Singh and Vidyadhar Meel.

Bhakar and Yadav are Congress MLAs at present whereas Chaudhary contested the 2023 assembly elections from Jaipur's Jhotwara assembly constituency and lost.

Following the trial, the court awarded the one-year jail term and fined them with Rs 3,200 each, prosecution officer Kavita Pingolia said.