July 28,2018:

A Court in Uttar Pradesh has framed charges against Mohsin Raza alias Arshad, a Minister in BJP-led Government in Uttar Pradesh, in connection with a 29-year-old road rage case.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nirbhay Prakash framed charges against co-accused Akbar and fixed August 4 for the recording of evidence of the prosecution witnesses.

Accused MLA was present in Court at the time of framing of the charges.

A truck driver, Lallan, had lodged an FIR at Wazirganj police station on August 4, 1989, alleging that the two accused had suddenly come in front of his truck and though no one was hurt, they had stopped his vehicle and assaulted and abused him.

Police had filed a chargesheet against the duo on August 4, 1990 under sections 323, 336, 504 and 506 of the IPC.

Court could not able frame charges for 29 years as the Accused were not appearing before it.

Source PTI

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