Lalu’s loyalist Prabhunath Singh convicted in murder of Bihar legislator, sent to jail
Singh who represented Maharajganj LS seat twice in the past happens to be a senior RJD leader and is considered close to party chief Lalu Prasad.
Initially a vocal opponent of Prasad, Singh joined the RJD in 2012.
The Hazaribagh court declared Singh, along with two other persons, guilty of murdering then legislator Ashok Singh.
Soon after his conviction, Singh was taken into custody and sent to jail. The quantum of punishment will be announced on May 23.
According to witnesses, the victim was sitting in the lawn of his official bungalow in Patna when some criminals bombed him death. The incident had taken place in July 1995 when Lalu Prasad was the chief minister of Bihar.
The verdict has come as a serious setback to Lalu Prasad as both his trusted men, Prabhunath Singh and Mohammad Shahabuddin, are now being pushed behind the bars.
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