Senior SP leader Azam Khan sentenced to 7 years in Dungarpur case

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Azam Khan, the senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader, has been sentenced to seven years in prison in the Dungarpur case..

Along with Khan, three others - Aale Hasan, Azhar Ahmad Khan, and Barkat Ali - were also convicted and received five-year prison terms..

The judgment was delivered by the Rampur MP/MLA court, and the convicted individuals were sentenced under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)...

This marks the fifth case in which Azam Khan has been convicted in the past two years, highlighting a series of legal troubles for the SP leader...

The conviction of Azam Khan in the Dungarpur case adds to his legal troubles and highlights the complexities of the Indian political landscape..

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