The BJP MLA from Duddhi Assembly segment, Ramdular Gond, who was recently sentenced to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl, has been disqualified as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. The MLA was disqualified roughly a week after a local Sonbhadra court sentenced him to imprisonment, and also imposed a fine of ₹10 lakh which is to be given to the victim’s family for rehabilitation.
Gond convicted on December 12, under Sections 506 (criminal intimidation), 376 (sexual assault/rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO), while the jail term was pronounced on December 15.
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