Azam fears encounter as he, his son shifted to different jails

The father and son duo and Azam’s wife Tazeen Fatima were lodged in Rampur district Jail since October 18 after they were convicted in a fake birth certificate case by a special MP/MLA court of Rampur. The court had awarded a seven-year jail term to each of them and slapped a fine of ₹15,000 each.

A senior jail official confirmed that the former minister was shifted to Sitapur jail in tight security where he was also lodged earlier for over two years in connection with several cases, including that of land grabbing. He was released from jail on May 22, 2022, after he got bail in nearly 88 cases registered against him.

He said Azam’s son Abdullah Azam wasshifted separately to Hardoi jail. His wife Tazeen Fatima was not shifted to any different location and continued to be lodged in Rampur jail.