Anil Anna Gote
Anil Gote (Marathi: अनिल उमराव गोटे) is an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly, twice elected for the BJP from Dhule City. He spent four years in jail charged with counterfeiting, but has never been convicted.
Political career
A former journalist, Gote entered the Legislative Assembly in 1999 as a Samajwadi Janata Party candidate, and was part of an attempt to divide the Congress party and weaken the government of the time.[1] He was elected as a BJP Assembly member for Dhule in 2009, and was re-elected in October 2014 with a reduced majority.[2]
Counterfeiting allegation
In connection with an alleged scheme also involving Abdul Karim Telgi for printing and sale of counterfeit stamps and stamp papers, Gote was arrested in July 2003 and placed in custody at the Yerwada Central Jail in Pune.[3][4] He was released on bail in June 2007 under a surety of Rs 10 lakh, while the other accused, Suryavanshi, was released on surety of Rs 50,000.[5] The Bombay High Court rejected his application for discharge in 2011,[4] but by October 2014 he had not been convicted of the charges.[1]
References
- 1 2 Shaikh, Zeeshan (9 October 2014). "Dhule: BJP banks on journalist who was accused in Telgi scam". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "Dhule City (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "Gote wants Bhujbal charged". Times of India. 12 February 2004.
- 1 2 "MLA Gote's discharge plea rejected". Times of India. 5 February 2011.
- ↑ "Former MLA Anil Gote gets bail in Telgi Stamp Scam case". Oneindia. 30 June 2007.