AGRA: In a big relief for BJPs Lok Sabha MP from Etawah, Ram Shankar Katheria, who was staring at disqualification from Parliament after his conviction in a 2011 case, the Agra district and sessions court on Thursday acquitted him of all the charges in the 12-year-old assault and rioting incident.Earlier in August, the special MP/MLA court had sentenced Katheria to two years of imprisonment and also imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 after finding him guilty under IPCsections 147 (rioting) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt).Katheria then filed an appeal in the district court against his conviction, following which the court stayed the sentence until the appeal was disposed of.Speaking to TOI, Katheria said, Taking cognisance of my appeal and facts of the case, the district and sessions court acquitted me, setting aside conviction by the lower court. I have been taking up issues of public interest and will continue to do so. During BSP government in the state, various politically-motivated cases were registered against me. This was one of them.The case dates back to November 16, 2011, when Katheria, along with 10-15 supporters, barged into the office of Torrent Power and allegedly vandalised the premises and attacked the manager. A complaint was lodged by Samedhi Lal, the then security superintendent of Torrent Power.

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