Sanjeev Raja
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. Controversies On 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. 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,