Ajit Jogi admitted to hospital after cops file FIR against him in fake certificate case

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Updated: Sep 06, 2019 12:52 IST

Chhattisgarh police registered a case of cheating and forgery against former chief minister, Ajit Jogi, on Thursday night, accusing the politician of getting a fake document that appeared to certify that he belongs to the scheduled tribe community. The case was filed on the complaint of Sameera Paikra in Bilaspur district, the BJP candidate from Marwahi seat in 2013 assembly polls.

Ajit Jogi’s son Amit was arrested this week/last week on similar charges.

Hours after the police filed the fresh FIR, Jogi was admitted to a private hospital near Delhi. His aide Nilesh Chauhan said Jogi was facing some breathing problems. “Jogi ji is in ICU just now,” said Chauhan, who is also the spokesperson for Janata Congress Chhattisgarh, said. Jogi’s party also released a photograph of Jogi being taken to hospital in an ambulance.

In his complaint to the police, the BJP’s Sameera Paikra had cited an affidavit filed by a government official Patras Tirkey posted in Bilaspur 50 years ago.

Bilaspur district police chief Prashant Agarwal told Hindustan Times that it was around 1967-68 that Ajit Jogi had obtained the certificate.

The SP further said that police booked Jogi under section 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 of (using as genuine a forged document or electronic record) of Indian Panel Code ( IPC).

“As per the affidavit of Tirkey, he has not given any caste certificate to Ajit Jogi in 1967 which Jogi claimed that he had obtained. Tirkey also says in his affidavit that if there is any certificate with my signature and produced by Ajit Jogi , it should be considered as fake,” the SP said.

The JCC Chief has been admitted to a private hospital in Delhi on Thursday night .

“Jogi ji has got problem in breathing and hence he got admitted to a hospital in Delhi ,” said Nilesh Chauhan , media coordinator of Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC).

Last week Bilaspur police registered a case against Ajit Jogi after his claim to tribal status was rejected by a government-appointed committee.

The case was registered under section 10-1 of Chhattisgarh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes (Regulation of Certification of Social Status) Rules, 2013 with Civil Lines police station. The offence involving the former chief minister is non-bailable and carries a punishment of two years.

Ajit Jogi’s son, Amit Jogi, was also arrested on Monday by Bilaspur police, for cheating and furnishing false details in his affidavit in the 2013 assembly election. Jogi was later produced in court and was sent on judicial remand for 14 days.

Amit was booked under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of Indian Penal Code with Gaurela police station of Bilaspur by Sameera Paikra, BJP candidate against him in 2013.