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UP BJP MLA gets 25 years in jail & ₹10 lakh fine for raping minor

IndiaTimes Friday, 15 December 2023
A court in UP's Sonbhadra on Friday sentenced BJP MLA Ramdular Gond to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a minor nine years ago, setting the stage for his disqualification from the assembly. According to the Representation of the People Act, a lawmaker sentenced to imprisonment of two years or more shall be disqualified "from the date of such conviction" and remain disqualified for another six years after serving time. The assault took place in 2014 when Gond was not an MLA and his wife was the village chief.
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