Kashmir First

Ex-J&K Congress Chief Vikar Rasool Sentenced to 5 Months Jail: Report

Srinagar, Aug 30: Former Jammu and Kashmir Congress president and candidate from Banihal constituency, Vikar Rasool Wani, along with five other accused, has been found guilty by the court.

The court sentenced them to five months in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 1000 each.

During the 2012 Assembly elections, a public meeting was organized without permission at the Junior High School in Mithepur village of Gulavathi. In this meeting, the former Jammu and Kashmir Congress president and former MLA, Vikar Rasool Wani, addressed the people.

A case was registered against the accused by then Block Development Officer Siyaram Varshney for violating the Model Code of Conduct. The case was being heard in the Special MP MLA Court.

The court found the charges of violating the Model Code of Conduct to be valid and sentenced former Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Vikar Rasool Wani, Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Sachin, Ikramuddin and Nazim to five months in prison and imposed a fine of one thousand rupees each.

Vikar Rasool is the Congress candidate from Banihal Assembly. (Agencies)

Kashmir First

Recent Posts

Working Days, Duty Timing Changed In Medical Colleges & Govt Dental Colleges In J&K

Srinagar, Dec 21: The government on Saturday announced change in working and duty timings in…

6 hours ago

Chillai-Kalan Hits Hard: Srinagar Records Coldest Night Since 1974, Anantnag Freezes at -10.5°C

Srinagar, Dec 21: The ongoing cold wave across Kashmir and Ladakh has resulted in plummeting…

11 hours ago

Five modified Bullet motorcycles seized in Jammu over noise pollution concerns

Jammu, Dec 20: Jammu Police on Friday launched a crackdown on modified silencers of Royal…

24 hours ago

Kashmir’s Longest-Surviving Hizb Commander Among 5 Militants Killed in Kulgam Gunfight

Srinagar, Dec 19: Farooq Nali, the longest-surviving Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander in the Kashmir Valley, was killed…

2 days ago

Body of Missing Man Recovered from Anantnag’s Deva Colony

Anantnag, Dec 11 (KF): The body of a man who had been reported missing was…

1 week ago

Fire Breaks Out in MLA Hostel Srinagar

Srinagar, Dec 10: A massive fire broke out this morning in MLA Hostel on Maulana…

2 weeks ago

This website uses cookies.