At present, Khan is lodged in Sitapur jail. Last October, a Rampur court sentenced him, his son and former MLA Abdullah Azam Khan, and wife Tanzeen Fatima to seven years of imprisonment for the alleged forgery of Abdullah’s birth certificate.
His conviction in the case last year led to Azam Khan losing his Uttar Pradesh Assembly membership, resulting in a bypoll, which was won by the BJP’s Akash Saxena.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said that Azam Khan has become an eyesore for the BJP government as he is a staunch opponent of communal forces. Akhilesh Yadav said that BJP has hatched a conspiracy to sideline Azam Khan in politics.