Azam Khan, along with his wife and son, sentenced to 7-year jail term for 2019 fake birth certificate case.

Rampur Court Finds Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan Guilty in Forged Birth Certificates Case

RAMPUR (UP): A local court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur, on Wednesday, found Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, his wife Tazeen Fatima, and their son Abdullah Azam guilty in a 2019 case involving forged birth certificates. They have been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Key Highlights:

• The court in Rampur sentenced Azam Khan, his wife, and their son to seven years in prison.
• The three individuals were taken into judicial custody and will be transferred directly to the prison.
• The FIR was filed by BJP MLA Akash Saxena at the Ganj police station in Rampur in January 2019.
• The allegations suggested that Azam Khan and his wife assisted their son in obtaining two fraudulent birth certificates.
• The birth certificates indicated different dates of birth for Abdullah Azam.

In a significant development, a local court in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, has found Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, his wife Tazeen Fatima, and their son Abdullah Azam guilty in a case involving forged birth certificates. The court imposed a seven-year prison sentence on the three convicts.

The case was filed by BJP MLA Akash Saxena at the Ganj police station in Rampur in January 2019. The allegations stated that Azam Khan and his wife assisted their son in obtaining two fraudulent birth certificates, one from Lucknow and another from Rampur.

According to the charge sheet, the birth certificate issued by the Rampur municipality indicated Abdullah Azam’s date of birth as January 1, 1993, while the other certificate stated that he was born in Lucknow on September 30, 1990.

Following the court’s decision, Azam Khan, Tazeen Fatima, and Abdullah Azam were taken into judicial custody and will be directly transferred to the prison. The seven-year sentence imposed on the three convicts is the maximum punishment for the offense.

This verdict comes as a blow to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, who has been facing multiple legal challenges in recent years. The court’s decision highlights the importance of upholding the law and cracking down on fraudulent activities.

With agency inputs

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