Rajasthan BJP MLA sent to jail in forgery case

A.L. Meena had forged his wife’s marksheet for panchayat elections

A Judicial Magistrate in Udaipur district’s Sarada town sent BJP MLA from Salumber, Amrit Lal Meena, to jail after he surrendered in the court in connection with a case of alleged forgery. Mr. Meena has been accused of forging his wife’s class V marksheet to enable her to contest the panchayat election in 2015. The court remanded Mr. Meena in judicial custody till July 23 on Monday. The MLA had allegedly signed the fake marksheet of his wife Shanta Devi as a guardian for submitting it to the State Election Commission with her nomination papers as a proof of her educational qualification. Ms. Shanta Devi, also an accused who is out on bail, had contested and won the polls for sarpanch in Semri village panchayat. One of her opponents, Sugna Devi, had filed a complaint against her, after which the CB-CID of the State police investigated the case and found the marksheet to be fake.