Sanjeev Raja
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Sanjeev Raja | |
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 Sanjeev Raja Bharatiya Janata Party Member Of Legislative Assembly | |
| Born | February 1, 1961 Wazirganj Badaun District |
| Died | February 11, 2023 (aged 62) Malkhan Singh District Hospital |
| Education | Post Graduate |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
Sanjeev Raja (February 1, 1961 — February 11, 2023) was a formar politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India. He served as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Aligarh constituency located in Aligarh district.
In April 2017, Raja garnered controversy when he and the Aligarh mayor, Shakuntala Bharti, called for a ban on cell phones for young girls in the region. This sparked public debate and criticism.[1][2][3] [4]
On November 19, 2021, Sanjeev Raja was sentenced to a two-year imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 14,000 by a special judge for MLA & MP court for assaulting a policeman in 1999.
He is the first legislator to be convicted by the special court which was established in Aligarh district about two years ago. The court convicted Raja under various Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, including rioting, voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant, assault or use of criminal force to a public servant, intentional insult and criminal intimidation. On November 17, 1999, when a constable stopped a truck loaded with sand and gravel and directed the driver not to enter the city. The driver, who claimed the truck was owned by Sanjeev Raja, entered the city anyway. The truck helper informed Raja, who along with several other unidentified individuals, arrived at the scene and assaulted the constable.
Sanjeev Raja was granted bail and was given 30 days to file an appeal against the order in the high court. He was not a legislator at the time of the incident in 1999.[5]