Former MLA Girraj Singh Malinga Charged Under SC/ST Act; Faces Life Imprisonment

• Former Rajasthan MLA Girraj Singh Malinga has been charged under the SC-ST Act and IPC sections, including attempted murder, by a Jaipur Special Court.
• The charges stem from a March 2022 incident where Malinga allegedly incited an attack on engineers at the Bari DISCOM office in Dholpur.
• Malinga, then an MLA from Bari, is accused of leading an assault on AEN Harshadapati and JEN Nitin Gulati.
• Seven other individuals, including Rakesh, Bhola, Sachin, Guman, Pramod, and Sameer, have also been charged alongside Malinga.
• Malinga's bail was previously cancelled by the High Court for misuse, but he later secured bail from the Supreme Court.

Why It Matters: Former MLA Girraj Singh Malinga faces life imprisonment if convicted after charges were framed under SC/ST Act.