Raids on to nab ex-minister Manju Verma

  • | Thursday | 15th November, 2018

According to the SP, Manju used to stay at circuit house during her visits to Begusarai. However, he was allegedly provided the “privilege” of going to jail in a private vehicle. Her husband had also withdrawn his anticipatory bail petition.Surprisingly, the then Begusarai SP Aditya Kumar had given a virtual clean chit to the former minister, saying only her husband used to visit the Sirpur house. Patna high court had rejected Manju’s anticipatory bail plea on October 9. Some close relatives of the former minister were also quizzed.Manju was forced to resign on August 8 after her husband’s alleged close links with Muzaffarpur children home rape case key accused Brajesh Thakur surfaced in media.Senior police officers in the state are on their toes following the Supreme Court’s tough stand.

PATNA: Despite Supreme Court issuing strong reprimands and summoning Bihar DGP and chief secretary to appear before it in person on November 27, police have so far failed to arrest former social welfare minister Kumari Manju Verma in connection with recovery of illegal ammunition from her husband Chandrashekhar Verma’s residence in Begusarai on August 17.The former JD (U) minister and her husband are accused of possessing 50 illegal ammunitions, including 25 prohibited bores.The ammunitions were seized by a CBI team from the couple’s residence at Sripur village under the Cheria Bariyarpur police station area in Begusarai district during a raid in connection Muzaffarpur children home rape case.Sources said raids were carried out at different locations in Bihar and Jharkhand on Thursday to arrest the former minister, but to no avail. Some close relatives of the former minister were also quizzed.Manju was forced to resign on August 8 after her husband’s alleged close links with Muzaffarpur children home rape case key accused Brajesh Thakur surfaced in media.Senior police officers in the state are on their toes following the Supreme Court’s tough stand. Patna high court had rejected Manju’s anticipatory bail plea on October 9. Her husband had also withdrawn his anticipatory bail petition.Surprisingly, the then Begusarai SP Aditya Kumar had given a virtual clean chit to the former minister, saying only her husband used to visit the Sirpur house. According to the SP, Manju used to stay at circuit house during her visits to Begusarai. The SP had also claimed that the former minister’s used to visit her Sirpur house occasionally only for one or two hours.However, new Begusarai SP Awakash Kumar, who assumed charge on October 4 this year, reviewed the case following Supreme Court’s strong reprimands and found allegations against the former minister prima facie true in the last week of October.Manju’s husband Chandrashekhar had surrendered before a Begusarai court on October 29. However, he was allegedly provided the “privilege” of going to jail in a private vehicle.

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