2 Cong MLAs Get 1-Year Jail in '14 Road Blocking Case

A Jaipur court on Wednesday sentenced two Congress MLAs and seven others to one-year imprisonment for allegedly blocking the road outside the University of Rajasthan in 2014 during a student protest, people aware of the matter said.

- Senjuti Sengupta

JAIPUR:

Prosecution officer Kavita Pingolia said, "Additional chief metropolitan magistrate-19, Jaipur, Parikshita Detha held all nine accused, including Ladnun MLA Mukesh Bhakar and Shahpura MLA Manish Yadav, guilty under relevant penal provisions, including Section 283 (danger or obstruction in a public way or line of navigation) of the Indian Penal Code (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."

However, all the accused were also granted bail shortly after the sentencing, said officials.

"The court sentenced them to one year imprisonment. However, they were also granted bail from the chief metropolitan magistrate's court. They now have the option to file an appeal in the high court seeking a stay on the sentence. Each convict has one month to file the appeal," Pingolia said.