Mehsana, Jul 25: A Gujarat court sentenced Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel to two years imprisonment in a case of rioting and arson in Visnagar town here in 2015.
Judge V.P. Agarwal, of the sessions court at Visnagar, held Hardik Patel and his two aides, Lalji Patel and A.K. Patel guilty under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to rioting, arson, damage to property and unlawful assembly.
The three were awarded two years imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 50,000 each.
The other 14 accused were let off by the court for want of enough evidence against them.
Hardik Patel is one of the accused in the FIR which was filed at Visnagar in Mehsana district on July 23, 2015, when a rally of the Patel community seeking reservation turned violent, resulting in damage to property and assault on some media persons.
During the violent agitation, the mob had torched a car and vandalised the office of local Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Rishikesh Patel.
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First of its kind.... There are other cases of rioting earlier instigated by upper cast for political and personal benefits.... none of these convicted. Failed lawland order... Cheap
Wait ....after becoming PM his traget reached to 2billion innocent indian citizens, let him finish the target to get punishment. SC also waiting him to achive his target
In gujrath riots Narendra modi killed more then 200 muslim he was never punished ,now he became PM of INDIA
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