Two SIMI activists awarded two years of rigorous imprisonment

Two activists of Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) were awarded two years' rigorous imprisonment for indulging in unlawful activities, a prosecution official said here on Friday.

Sehore: Two activists of Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) were awarded two years' rigorous imprisonment for indulging in unlawful activities, a prosecution official said here on Friday.

The sentence was awarded by Judicial Magistrate Pravendra Kumar Singh yesterday to Abdul Karim and Rafiq Khan for having indulged in unlawful activities in 2008, Assistant Public Prosecutor Savita Salika said.

They were arrested on April 6, 2008, while distributing "objectionable" material against India. The police also recovered a diary which had names as well as addresses of SIMI activists in Indore, Ujjain, Jabalpur, Mahidpur and Chachouda, besides pamphlets, she said.

A case was registered against them under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2000 on each of the two. 

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