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Case of arson in woman's house: An MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Monday convicted five people, including jailed Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki, for setting fire to a woman's house about 19 months ago to grab her plot.
MP-MLA Court Judge Satyendranath Tripathi has fixed the hearing of the case on Friday. He can pronounce the sentence on this day. Giving information about the case, Kanpur Police Commissioner Akhil Kumar said that SP MLA Irfan Solanki, his brother Rizwan Solanki, builder Shaukat Ali, Mohammad Sharif and Israel alias 'Ata Wala' set fire to the house of the victim Nazir Fatima to grab the plot and harass her. He was convicted by Qari in the case of swearing in.
The alleged incident took place on November 7, 2022. He told that Irfan Solanki and Rizwan have been in jail for the last two years in this case. After a case was registered on charges of rioting and arson, SP MLA Irfan along with his brother Rizwan surrendered before the Police Commissioner.
Four-time MLA Irfan Solanki is currently lodged in Maharajganj jail. Police Commissioner Akhil Kumar said that Israel alias 'Ata Wala', who was convicted in this case, has a long criminal history.
