SP leader Azam Khan, wife and son get 7-year jail in fake birth certificate case

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), October 18: A court in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur on Wednesday convicted Samajwadi Party leader Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan, his wife Tanzeem Fatima and son Abdullah Azam Khan in a fake birth certificate case. The court awarded a seven-year jail term and a fine of Rs 15,000 to all three of them.

Speaking of the court's judgment, former DGS (Crime) Arun Saxena said, "Abdullah Azam Khan had two birth certificates. Akash Saxena filed a FIR. After the probe, the charge sheet was filed. The court has given its judgement today and all three people were found guilty. On the conviction point, the court sentenced all three to a maximum of seven years' imprisonment. Approximately a fine of Rs 15,000 has also been imposed."

The former DGC further said Azad Khan's first birth certificate was of January 1, 1993, while the other birth certificate was made from Lucknow in which his birth date was September 30, 1990

The Supreme Court on September 26 referred to the District Judge, Muradabad, for addressing the question relating to the correct date of birth of the petitioner Khan and send a finding to this court for further consideration in the matter.

The court had noted that the correct date of birth relating to the petitioner is relevant for the ultimate consideration of the issues raised and to decide the juvenility.

Abdullah Azam Khan had moved the Supreme Court against a recent Allahabad HC order in a 2008 protest case, which led to his disqualification as an MLA from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

Khan claiming that he was a juvenile as of the date of the incident, has challenged the Allahabad High Court order dated March 17.

Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan was disqualified from the UP Legislative Assembly after he was convicted and sentenced to two years' imprisonment in a 15-year-old case. Abdulla Azam Khan was representing Suar in Rampur district in the Assembly.

Abdullah Azam Khan, and his father, were convicted by a local court in Uttar Pradesh of allegedly using criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty and other provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a matter pertaining to a dharna on a state highway in January 2008.