Kochi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP from Lakshadweep Mohammed Faizal, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail in an attempt to murder case, has been sacked as a Lok Sabha member. The Lok Sabha Secretariat has taken this decision late on Friday (January 13) regarding Mohammed Faizal. Mohammed Faisal had also approached the Kerala High Court against his conviction, but he did not get relief there.
NCP MP Mohammed Faizal was sentenced to 10 years in jail in the 2009 case of an attempt to murder along with three others. On Wednesday, the district sessions court in Kavaratti also suspended the bail of Mohammed Faizal and other accused. Although NCP MP approached the Kerala High Court against the sentence, he did not get relief from the High Court, but the court also refused to stay the decision.
The MP had allegedly conspired to attack Congress leader Mohammed Salih, son-in-law of former Union minister PM Sayeed, following a dispute. Mohammed Salih was seriously injured in this. Later, a case of attempt to murder was registered against Faizal and others under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Salih was later taken to Kerala and underwent treatment for several months at a private hospital.
It is being told that a total of 32 people were accused in the case and the first 4 were convicted, MP Mohammed Faizal was the second accused in this case. The MP's lawyer, however, insisted that it was a minor scuffle. During the hearing, the judge rejected his plea citing medical reports and the prolonged hospitalization of the victim. The clash took place during the Lok Sabha elections in 2009.
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