AAP MLA Vasava, 8 others get 7 years in jail for assaulting forest officials, extortion
A sessions court in Rajpipla has sentenced AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava and eight others to seven years in prison for assaulting forest officials and extortion. The case stems from a 2023 dispute over illegal crop removal on government land.
Why it matters
The conviction of a sitting legislator for violent crimes against government officials highlights ongoing tensions regarding land rights and the rule of law.
A sessions court in Rajpipla on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) sentenced Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Chaitar Vasava and eight others, including his wife, to seven years imprisonment in a November 2023 case involving assault of forest officials and extortion.
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