Court convicts Akshay Pratap for forgery

Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopal Ji has been convicted of cheating and forgery under IPC sections 420, 468 and 471.

Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopal ji has been convicted by a court in a case of cheating and forgery registered against him under IPC sections 420, 468 and 471.

Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopal Ji has been convicted of cheating and forgery under IPC sections 420, 468 and 471. (FOR REPRESENTATION PURPOSE)

Akshay Pratap is said to be a close aide of Raja Bhaiya and a candidate of Jansatta Dal Loktantrik in the upcoming MLC elections.

Jansatta Dal Loktantrik is political party of Raja Bhaiya, who was re-elected MLA in the just concluded UP assembly elections.

The MP/MLA court, which found Akshay Pratap guilty of obtaining an arms (revolver) licence on a fake address, will announce the quantum of sentence on March 22. The court has summoned Akshay Pratap on that day at 10.30 am.

Akshay Pratap is a resident of Jamo area in Amethi. According to reports, he obtained the revolver licence by showing his address as that of Pratapgarh.

The then police station in charge had filed a case against him in 1997 at Nagar Kotwali. The case was going on in the MP/MLA court.

Akshay Pratap did not appear in court during the hearing on Tuesday.