Mau (UP), May 31 (UNI) Abbas Ansari, MLA from Mau Sadar seat and son of former mafia Mukhtar Ansari, was sentenced to two years imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 11,000 by a special court here on Saturday in a hate speech case, a prosecution officer said here.

Prosecution officer Haredra Singh said that the MP-MLA court of Judge Dr Krishna Pratap Singh convicted Abbas Ansari and his associate, Mansoor Ansari, in the hate speech case. After being convicted, both people were taken into custody by the police.

He said that Abbas Ansari was found guilty under various sections and sentenced to two years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 11000, added to the total amount of different sections.

"MLA Abbas Ansari's election agent and associate, Mansoor Ansari, was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1000," he said.

During the 2022 assembly elections, Abbas Ansari, contesting from the Mau Sadar assembly seat, was addressing an election meeting at Pahadpura ground in the city area on the evening of March 3, 2022.

During the address, he said that the administrative officers of the district will be stopped after the elections and taught a lesson.

He said that no one will be transferred after the formation of the Samajwadi Party (SP) government. Everyone will be kept here, and accounts will be settled.

Taking cognizance of this matter, an FIR was registered at the city police station on the complaint of Sub-Inspector Gangaram Bind. Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari and others were accused in the case.

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