Shahabuddin brought to Patna on way to Tihar

Patna, February 18 : Two days after the Supreme Court ordered the shifting of former RJD strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin from Bihar’s Siwan jail to Delhi’s Tihar Central Jail, he was brought to Patna on Saturday amidst tight security. He would be taken to Delhi by the Rajdhani Express on Saturday evening, the police said.
Shahabuddin is a criminal turned politician locally known as ‘Bahubali’. He faces 35 criminal cases, including murder, extortion and kidnapping, and has been convicted in seven.
“Process to shift Shahabuddin from Siwan jail to Tihar jail began on Friday night as a team of special task force (STF), along with top district administration officials, brought him to Patna on way to Delhi,” a district police officer said.
According to the police officer, Shahabuddin has been kept in Beur jail under tight security.
Hearing the petition of Asha Ranjan, wife of slain journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, the apex court on Wednesday ordered shifting Shahabuddin from Siwan to Tihar jail.
Asha, a contractual teacher in a government-run school in Siwan, in her petition feared threat to her life if Shahabuddin remained in Siwan jail.
Rajdeo Ranjan was the Siwan Bureau Chief of Hindi newspaper Hindustan, which is part of the Hindustan Times Media company. He was shot dead in May last year. Chandrakeshwar Prasad, father of three brothers allegedly killed at the instance of Shahabuddin, voiced his happiness at the development.