Minister of State for Minority Affair here in Uttar Pradesh, Mohisin Raza, would face trouble as a local court here took cognizance of a charge-sheet filed against him in an assault, abuse and life threatening case lodged about three decades back.
The court had summoned the witnesses in the case of August 4. Intrestingly, Raza, who did not appear in the case for last several years, had finally turned up and procured bail after the magistrate issued warrant to arrest him last year. Raza was also present in the court on last Thursday when the Magistrate took cognizance of the charge-sheet.
Reports said that ACJM, Nirbhay Prakash, had taken cognizance of the charge-sheet filed against Mohisin Raza and one other identified as Akbar aka Sajju, in which both were accused for assaulting a truck driver, abusing him and later threatening him with his life.
According to reports, about 29-years back on August 4, 1989, one lallan, a truck driver lodged a case against Raza and Sajju with the Wazirganj police station. He alleged that he was driving the truck when both the accused, who were in bicycle, suddenly came in front of his truck so he stopped the vehicle to save them. However, instead of realizing their mistake, they both parked their bicycles in front of his truck and intercepted him. They hurled abuses on him asking to step down. They later pulled him out of the truck and assaulted him. He some how released himself and ran to take shelter but both chased him and later once again assaulted him and hit him with bricks and also threatened him with his life. The incident took place in full public view.
After a year of investigation, Wazirganj police filed a charge-sheet in the court on August 4, 1990 against Raza and Sajju, accusing them of charges under Section 323/336/504/506 IPC. However, Raza never appeared in the said case despite of several summons of the court. last year, the court took cognizance of the matter and issued an arrest warrant against Raza after which the minister appeared in the court on September 1 last year and procured a bail.