Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Ramdular Gaur found guilty of raping minor girl, gets 25 years imprisonment

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Duddhi constituency, Ramdular Gaur, has been declared guilty by a Additional Session Court, for raping a minor girl nine years ago. The additional Sessions Judge sentenced Duddhi's BJP MLA to 25 years imprisonment, and imposed a fine of ₹10 lakh. The court ordered that the ₹10 lakh will be given to the girl's family for rehabilitation.

BJP MLA Ramdular Gaur was accused by a person belonging to the Myorpur locality in Sonbhadra of raping his minor sister and threatening her with dire consequences. The conviction by the additional sessions court set the stage for his disqualification from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. According to the Representation of the People Act, a lawmaker sentenced to imprisonment of two years or more shall be disqualified "from the date of such conviction" and remain disqualified for another six years after serving time.

Ramdular Gaur, who belongs to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community, won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections from the Duddhi Assembly seat by a huge margin. Ahsan Ullah Khan, the additional district and session judge of the MP-MLA court in Sonbhadra, also imposed a fine of ₹10 lakh on Gond which would be used for the rape survivor's rehabilitation. Special Public Prosecutor Satyaprakash Tripathi said the court held the MLA from Duddhi assembly constituency guilty on 12 December 12.

Before the pronouncement of the verdict, Ramdular Gaur's lawyer urged the court for minimum punishment. He also assured the court that Gond would take complete care of the family of the rape survivor. Giving detail of the case, Tripathi said the incident took place on November 4, 2014, and a case was registered against Gond under sections 376 (rape), 506 (punishment for criminal