Archive · 8 Aug 2025
UP Court Convicts 12 in 2014 Rioting Case, Including SP Leaders
In Gonda, India, a court found 12 people guilty of a fight that happened in 2014.
The fight started because of a land dispute between two groups of people.
Some people were part of a political party.
The court decided who was guilty, looking at the evidence and listening to what people said.
Some of the people were sentenced to 7 years in prison, and others were given 2 years.
All were also ordered to pay fines.
This means they broke the law and are now being punished.
A court in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, convicted 12 people in a 2014 rioting and assault case.
The convicted include the Samajwadi Party (SP) district president and a youth leader.
The case stemmed from a land dispute in Chishtipur village that led to a violent clash.
From one group, seven individuals were found guilty of more serious offenses and sentenced to seven years in prison.
From the other group, five people, including the SP district president, were sentenced to two years.
- Who
- 12 people, including the SP district president and a youth leader, were convicted.
- What
- A court convicted 12 people in a rioting and assault case.
- When
- The case dates back to September 27, 2014. The conviction happened on August 8.
- Where
- Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India; Chishtipur village
- Why
- A dispute over land possession escalated into a violent clash between two groups.
- Location
- Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Date of Incident
- September 27, 2014
- Number of Convicted
- 12
- Involved Parties
- Two groups from Chishtipur village
- Key Individuals Convicted
- SP district president Arshad Hussain, SP Yuvjan Sabha national vice president Sarfaraz Hussain
- Charges
- Rioting and assault
- Sentences
- 2 to 7 years in prison and fines