Highlights

  • Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan convicted in hate speech case
  • Khan sentenced to 3 years in jail for comments on UP CM Yogi Adityanath
  • Rampur MLA facing over 90 cases with allegations of extortion, theft, etc

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SP's Azam Khan jailed for 3 years in hate speech case for comments on UP CM Yogi Adityanath

The SP leader is currently facing more than 90 cases which include charges of extortion, criminal conspiracy, and theft.

SP's Azam Khan jailed for 3 years in hate speech case for comments on UP CM Yogi Adityanath

The Samajwadi Party suffered a setback on 27 October 2022 with one of its senior leaders, Azam Khan, being found guilty in a hate speech case.

Azam Khan has reportedly been convicted in a case filed against comments he made on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in 2019. He has been sentenced to 3 years in jail. The judgment was given by a court in UP's Rampur.

Azam Khan is a Member of UP's Legislative Assembly from Rampur. The SP leader is currently facing more than 90 cases which include charges of extortion, criminal conspiracy, and theft.

Khan spent around 27 months in jail after being arrested in 2020. He walked out of Sitapur jail in May 2022 after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail.

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Azam Khan was found guilty on 27 October 2022.

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