2-year imprisonment for Mukhtar's son Abbas Ansari in `Hisab-Kitab' episode
Annas Ansari, son of deceased mafia don Mukhtar Ansari and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party MLA, received a two-year prison sentence from a Mau court in connection with a 2022 hate speech case.
VARANASI: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA) court in Mau district on Saturday awarded two years imprisonment to Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party MLA and dead mafia don Mukhtar Ansari's son Annas Ansari in 2022 case of `Hisab-kitab' hate speech.
The CJM (MP-MLA) Krishna Pratap Singh sentenced a maximum of two years imprisonment under Section 506 IPC and a fine of Rs 3000, along with smaller jail terms in different sections of the case.
Abbas was physically present in court when the court initially found guilty and convicted him. In view of his arrival tight security arrangements were made in and around the court campus.
While contesting 2022 assembly polls from Mau Sadar seat as SP-SBSP alliance candidate Ansari had allegedly threatened officials from a public meeting dais in Paharpur area on March 3, 2022 night by stating, 'After formation of SP-led government, the officials would have to give 'hisab-kitab' (account) of their work of the past regime before getting transferred.'
The video clips of the speech of Abbas delivered at Paharpur area started getting viral in social media from March 3 late night. In this video, Abbas could be seen stating, 'Before leaving Lucknow for contesting Mau I had a detailed talk with Akhilesh Bhaiyya (SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav) when I said that don't issue transfer list of officers for six months after formation of government. The officers will first give the account of their work before their transfer certificates are signed.
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After the video of the speech went viral on social media, initially the Mau police on March 4 had booked Abbas, Umar and Mansoor in a case under sections 171F (offence of undue influence or personation at an election) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC. Later, after taking legal opinion more sections, including 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race), 186 (voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his public functions), 189 (Threatening a public servant with injury to him) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) were added by police in this case.
After examining the report of Mau officials, the ECI had imposed a 24 hours ban on campaigning by Abbas.
On April 19 bail application of Abbas had been rejected by chief judicial magistrate (MP-MLA) of Mau Shweta Chaudhary.
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