Rambir Shokeen is an Indian politician, He was elected as a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Mundka constituency in 2013 as an Independent candidate.
Career
editAccording to the Delhi Police, he was a relative and close aide of gangster Neeraj Bawana and was declared a proclaimed offender in a MCOCA case in 2015. He was arrested with arms and ammunition in 2016 and escaped from the Uttar Pradesh Police custody in 2018. After two years on the run, he was again arrested in 2020.[1][2][3][4]
In 2023, he was acquitted of the charges of MCOCA and sentenced to four months of jail for ignoring court summons.[5]
In 2024, the Rouse Avenue district court acquitted him of the Arms Act case citing lack of evidence.[6]
References
edit- ^ PTI (2020-12-22). "Former MLA Rambeer Shokeen arrested after two years on the run". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Former Mundka MLA Rambir Shokeen now among Delhi Police's most wanted criminals". The Economic Times. 2016-05-22. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Former Mundka MLA Rambir Shokeen now among Delhi Police's most wanted criminals". The Economic Times. 2016-05-22. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "कार्रवाई:यूपी पुलिस की कस्टडी से फरार पूर्व विधायक रामबीर शौकीन अरेस्ट". Dainik Bhaskar.
- ^ "Former Delhi MLA Rambeer Shokeen gets four-month jail term for ignoring court summons". The Times of India. 2023-08-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (2024-07-19). "मुंडका के पूर्व विधायक रामबीर शौकीन 2016 के आर्म्स एक्ट के मामले में बरी - Rambir Shokeen acquitted in case". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-11-11.