TRS MLA gets two-and-a-half year jail in Extortion Case; May Disqualify
TRS MLA from Patancheru Gudem Mahipal Reddy, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years' imprisonment for allegedly threatening extorting money from an industrialist. The Sangareddy court on Thursday sentenced Mahipal Reddy to two-and-a-half years imprisonment and fined him Rs 2,500.
The judgement came after the MLA proved guilty on the charges of extortion in an industrial worker's death. The additional first class magistrate was hearing a petition filed by Versatile Auto Component Industries.
The petition was filed against Reddy alleging that the MLA had asked for Rs 5 lakh for himself in addition to the Rs 15 lakh compensation paid towards the death of an employee in 2014. A worker named Mahesh was died last year in the industry due to accident and Reddy along with his followers stormed the industry and demanded huge compensation to the worker's family. He demanded 15 lakhs to the kin family also demanded 5 lakh for himself and forcibly took a cheque for the amount.
Mr Kumar, the industry owner in his complaint alleged that Mr Mahipal Reddy had forced him to sign a Rs 15 lakh cheque. In addition to that, he demanded Rs 5 lakh for himself.
The police registered a case against Mr Reddy under Sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 448 (trespass), 504 (insult) and 386 (extortion) of the IPC. However the court postpones execution of judgement by a month after Reddy sought time to appeal.There is ambiguity over the automatic disqualification of the Assembly membership of Mahipal Reddy who was convicted for two-and-a-half years on Thursday.
News Posted: 11 December, 2015
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