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By Aditya Vaibhav: Bihar don-turned-neta Anand Mohan Singh, who was convicted for the murder of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah, was released from Saharsa Jail on Wednesday. However, he has to return to Saharsa again for the hearing of a criminal case pending against him since February 2022.
The case is placed on appearance in court, so Saharsa’s Sub Judge I Court summoned Anand Mohan Singh on Monday. Previously, while he was in judicial custody, he was produced before the court regarding the same.
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In 2021, during a raid in his prison ward, the then-district magistrate (DM) and superintendent of Police (SP) seized four cellphones, including smartphones besides other mobile accessories. India Today accessed the chargesheet filed against him that stated Anand Mohan was found red-handed with smartphones inside his prison ward.
Reacting to this, the jail superintendent, Suresh Chaudhury slapped an FIR against him for violating the rules of the jail manual, after which a case was registered.
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Anand Mohan stoked controversy with his release from the Saharsa Jail for fundamentally two reasons. One, the prison manual was tweaked to facilitate his release, and two, Anand Mohan was released before breakfast as was prescribed by the norms prevalent.
The Nitish Kumar government on April 10 tweaked prison rules to facilitate his release. The Bihar government and the Opposition traded barbs over the release of this strongman that directly questioned CM Nitish Kumar in particular.
Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi charged Nitish Kumar for making out-of-turn provisions to release strongman Anand Mohan. He also claimed, cases like this are only considered for remission/release after the inmate completes 20 years of imprisonment.
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Responding to the allegations made by Sushil Modi, on Saturday Janata Dal (United) MLC Khalid Anwar informed India Today that release of prisoners was okay only on humanitarian grounds. Anwar further blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for stoking controversy for political gains.
Meanwhile, Rashtiya Janata Dal spokesperson Ejaz Ahmad blamed Sushil Kumar Modi for having double standards. He further questioned Modi on why he attended the pre-wedding bash of Anand Mohan’s son, who is also an MLA.
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