Raj Babbar convictedA court has sentenced Congress leader and Bollywood actor Raj Babbar to two years’ imprisonment for assaulting a polling official.
Babbar was convicted of voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant to prevent him from performing his duty and three other offences.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 8,500 on him.
The polling officer had lodged an FIR against Babbar during an election in May 1996.
The complaint has been lodged at Wazirganj police station here.
At that time Babbar was contesting from the Samajwadi Party.
Babbar was present in the court room when the verdict was pronounced.