Gaya, Apr 08: A case has been registered against Bihar minister Surendra Yadav, RJD MLC Azad Gandhi and another for allegedly kidnapping, assaulting and illegally confining policemen accompanying an accused being brought from Gujarat. Police said today that a fir was lodged at the Rampur police station in Gaya yesterday against minister of state for excise Surendra Yadav, Gandhi and Pappu Yadav, brother-in-law of Subhas Yadav, chief minister Rabri Devi's brother.


They said that one Atul Prakash Sinha, son of B K Sinha, an accused in the multi-crore fodder scam, was arrested in connection with a fraud case and was being brought to Bihar by police led by sub-inspector Rama Kant Ram.

The case against B K Sinha, registered at Kotwali police station in Patna, was for allegedly duping several politician of several lakhs of rupees before fleeing to Gujarat.

On April 4, when the train arrived at Gaya junction, Gandhi, who was part of the entourage as a witness in the case, alighted and took the accused and the policemen to Surendra Yadav's house.
After reaching there, Atul Sinha was locked in a room and beaten mercilessly for two days.

The policemen were confined in another room and not allowed to intervene.

The SI managed to escape from the minister's house on April 6 night and informed gaya superintendent of police Ravindran Shankaran about the incident.
On the directive of the SP, a case was registered against the minister, MLC Azad Gandhi, Pappu Yadav and two others on the basis of the complaint of the SI.

Bureau Report