Published 13:08 IST, September 3rd 2019
Amit Jogi - ex-Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi's son - arrested for forgery
Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi's son Amit Jogi, was arrested on Tuesday in the state's Bilaspur district on charges of cheating and forgery
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Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi's son Amit Jogi, who heads Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J), was arrested on Tuesday in state's Bilaspur district. He was arrested on charges of cheating and forgery, police said. arrest was made following a police complaint lodged against him by Sameera Paikra. Paikra was BJP candidate from Marwahi constituency in 2013 state Assembly polls.
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Amit Jogi's mination discrepancies
Paikra in her complaint said Amit Jogi allegedly submitted wrong information about his birthplace while filing his mination papers for 2013 polls. After investigation for about six months, "Amit Jogi was arrested from Marwahi Sadan in Bilaspur, based on FIR lodged against him in February this year at Gaurela police station in district," Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal told PTI.
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Abdullah Azam Khan's two birth certificates
In a similar fashion, UP police had filed an FIR against Uttar Pradesh MLA Abdullah Azam Khan - son of Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan on Tuesday regarding discrepancies in proof on July 30. Furrmore, Republic TV had accessed two contradicting birth certificates submitted by MLA. One of birth certificates which he had used during his election mination process states his birth date as 30 September 1990 and or states his birth date as 1 January 1993. Police have filed a charge sheet against Abdullah in this matter and matter is set to be heard in court.
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Azam Khan's land-mafia case
Abdullah had been taken into custody by Rampur police earlier in day for obstructing search operations in Mohammed Ali Jauhar University. His far- Azam Khan has been slapped with 13 cases against him by Uttar Pradesh from year 2006-2016, in connection with land grabbing. Earlier in July, district authorities listed Samajwadi leader as a 'land mafia' in anti-land mafia portal that was introduced by Yogi Adityanath government for allegedly forcibly taking land from farmers to construct Mohammed Ali Jauhar University, as per sources.
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(With PTI Inputs)
12:43 IST, September 3rd 2019