BSP leader gets 5-year jail for abusing Dalit cop
Express News Service Posted: May 28, 2010 at 0241 hrs
Lucknow The special SC/ST court of Bahraich convicted a BSP leader and
a lawyer on Thursday in a case registered under the Arms Act, the
SC/ST Act and criminal intimidation in 1995.
The court of Special Judge Anand Kumar Upadhyay announced five-year
rigorous imprisonment for Dilip Verma and lawyer Kuldip Verma. They
were also asked to pay a penalty of Rs 25,000 each.
Dilip Verma had been a Samajwadi Party MLA from Bahraich's Mahsi
constituency thrice. In the 2007 Assembly elections, he, however,
contested on a Samajwadi Kranti Dal ticket and lost. Following this,
he joined the BSP. His wife Madhuri Verma is at present an MLC from
the BSP.
In November 14, 1995, Shiv Sahai, a Dalit police constable, had lodged
an FIR against Dilip and an unidentified person at the Dargah Sharif
police station accusing them of attempt to murder (Section 307-IPC),
intentional insult to provoke breach of peace and criminal
intimidation (Sections 504 & 506 of IPC), misuse of licenced weapon
(2/27 Arms Act) and humiliating him by referring his caste (SC/ST
Act).
Recalling the incident, Station Officer of the Dargah Sharif police
station, D P Singh, said that on that day, Shiv Sahai had stopped
Kuldip's vehicle and asked for its papers. This led to an altercation
between the two. Kuldip left the place only to return with Dilip. At
that time too, Dilip was a former MLA.
Dilip reportedly hurled abuses at the constable referring to his caste
and also threatened to kill him with his licenced rifle, added Singh.
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