Yashwant surrenders before local court; granted bail

BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who had a warrant against him in connection with a case for allegedly breaking a police barricade during a demonstration about two years ago, today surrendered before and was granted bail.

Ranchi: Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha,
who had a warrant against him in connection with a case for
allegedly breaking a police barricade during a demonstration
about two years ago, today surrendered before a local court
and was granted bail.

Sinha surrendered before Chief Judicial Magistrate
S.P.Tiwari and moved a bail petition, which was granted by
the court.

Besides Sinha, former MP Ajay Maroo, BJP state spokesman
Sanjay Seth and party`s ex-president Yedunath Pandey were
booked for allegedly breaking a police barricade in May
12, 2008 during the party`s demonstration against the then
Madhu Koda government on various issues, including corruption.

Maroo and Seth had surrendered and secured bails on
November 7 last year but Pandey is still to surrender.

-PTI

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