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Charge sheet against BJP leader in cheating case

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar
A charge sheet has been filed against two people including a BJP leader in an alleged cheating case here, police said today.

A charge-sheet was filed against Pras Jain, BJP leader and chairman of Khautauli municipal council yesterday for submitting forged birth certificate during the municipal elections in 2012, Sunil Tyagi, SHO, Katoli police station said.

A K Rai, then Chief Executive Officer was also charge-sheeted in the case for helping the BJP leader, he said.

The charge-sheet has been filed under sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of security) and 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) of the IPC, Tyagi said.
 

The case was filed on the complaint of Congress candidate Izhar Ahmad, police said.

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First Published: Nov 21 2014 | 2:11 PM IST

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