Court declares actress Jaya Prada 'absconder'. Here's WHY?

Rampur (UP): A special court here in Rampur declared cine actress and former MP Jaya Prada absconder in two five-year-old cases related to violation of the model code of conduct, prosecution sources said here.

Prosecution sources said that the MP-MLA court of Judge Shobhit Bansal issued the order after the former MP failed to appear before it even after repeated warrants. The court has directed the Superintendent of Police to constitute a team and produce Jaya Prada within a month.

Senior Prosecution Officer Amarnath Tiwari said that the police team had already searched several premises of the former MP in Delhi and Mumbai. "Two cases of violation of model code of conduct were lodged against Jaya Prada during Lok Sabha elections in the year 2019," he said.

He said that the court has fixed March 6 as the next date of hearing.