AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava sentenced to seven years in assault, extortion case involving forest officials

A significant blow to the Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat, Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava and eight others, including his wife, have been sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment. The conviction stems from a 2023 incident where forest officials were allegedly assaulted and threatened with an unlicensed pistol during a land dispute meeting. The court also imposed a ₹25,000 fine on each of the nine convicts.