Tainted ex-MP Dhananjaya Singh loses 'Y' security

Allahabad | Saturday | 26th May, 2018

Summary:

A bench of chief justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale and Justice Suneet Kumar disposed of the PIL filed by Prahlad Gupta of Jaunpur district. ALLAHABAD: Y-category security cover provided to mafia-turned-politician Dhananjaya Singh has been withdrawn after the court questioned it following a PIL from a Jaunpur resident.Responding to the Allahabad high court on Friday, additional solicitor general of India Shashi Prakash Singh , representing the central government, said that security to the former MP had been withdrawn following a notification from the Union home ministry on May 24.Additional advocate general Ajit Kumar Singh , representing the state government, submitted that the state government had also issued directions on the same day to the Jaunpur SP to withdraw the security cover.Besides, bail in cases in which the ex-MP is an accused has also been cancelled ..