India, June 23 -- A sessions court in Rajpipla in Gujarat's Narmada district on Tuesday convicted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Dediapada constituency Chaitar Vasava and several co-accused in a case involving assault, intimidation and extortion of forest officials.

Additional sessions judge A V Hirpara delivered the judgment and awarded him seven years of imprisonment.

The case relates to an incident on October 30, 2023, after forest authorities removed illegal cultivation from government forest land and registered a forest offence. According to the prosecution, forest officials were later called to Vasava's residence, where a forester was abused, slapped and threatened. A firearm was allegedly discharged in the air to create fear. The...