- Ramakant Yadav was sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment for blocking a road in 2006
- The court imposed a fine of Rs 3,800 on Ramakant Yadav
- The incident involved Yadav and 200-250 supporters pressuring police to release a supporter
An MP-MLA court on Monday sentenced Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav to one year rigorous imprisonment in a case registered against him in 2006 for blocking a road during a protest.
Judge Anupam Kumar Tripathi also imposed a fine of Rs 3,800 on Ramakant Yadav, who is a former MP.
According to prosecution officer Vipin Chandra Bhaskar, on April 6, 2006, Ramakant Yadav, along with 200-250 supporters, reached the Didarganj police station and pressured the then station house officer Madhup Kumar Singh to release one of his supporters.
When the officer refused, Ramakant Yadav and his supporters blocked the Didarganj-Kheta Sarai road, disrupting government work.
Police filed a chargesheet against Ramakant Yadav and two others. Six prosecution witnesses were examined during the trial. The two co-accused died during the pendency of the case.
After hearing arguments from both sides, the court convicted Yadav and sentenced him to one year rigorous imprisonment, besides imposing a fine of Rs 3,800.
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