Rahul Gandhi

Critics say Modi and his party have weaponised investigative agencies and tax authorities to cull political opponents

Gandhi faces at least 10 other defamation cases, critics accuse government of using justice system to target rivals

He was convicted in a case brought by a lawmaker from BJP over 2019 comments deemed insulting to Modi

Top Indian opposition leader was sentenced to two years' jail for comments he made in 2019

52-year-old scion of India's Congress party was sentenced to two years' imprisonment

Indian opposition leader hopes for reversal of verdict disqualifying him a year before polls

Gandhi was found guilty of defamation by a court in Gujarat over comments he made in a speech in 2019

Leaders of the Congress party said they were gearing up to file an appeal in a higher court

He was convicted by a court in the western state of Gujarat

The whole area has been cordoned off and a search operation underway, says official