Siwan strongman Shahabuddin's transfer to Tihar jail begins amid tight security cover
Around 49 security officials are guarding the criminal-turned politician.
In Short
- Mohammed Shahabuddin is being shifted to Delhi's Tihar Jail on SC's orders.
- SC ordered his shift after hearing petition filed by slain journalist Rajdev Ranjan's widow.
- Shahabuddin is being transferred to Delhi via train.
Former RJD MP and don Mohammed Shahabuddin set off for Delhi's Tihar jail amid high voltage drama in Patna on Saturday.
Shahabuddin who was secretly moved out from Siwan jail at 2:40 am on Saturday morning was brought to Patna and kept at the Beur jail for sometime. From Beur jail he was taken out at around 4 pm and brought to Rajendra Nagar railway station from where he boarded 12393 Sampoorn Kranti Express with massive security cover.
Around 49 security officials are guarding the criminal-turned politician.
On directions from the Supreme Court that Shahabuddin must not be provided any special or VIP treatment while being brought to Delhi, he was taken in sleeper class (S-2) coach.
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Other passengers in the S-2 coach were shifted in the adjacent S-1 and S-3 coaches citing security reasons.
But he was later charged a fine of Rs 440 by the TTE as his name was missing from the passenger list of coach S-2.
Many of his supporters also boarded the train to Delhi, in protest to his transfer.
Shahabuddin is being shifted to Tihar Jail on Supreme Court orders after hearing a joint petition filed by Asha Ranjan, widow of journalist Rajdev Ranjan and Chandrakeshwar Prasad, father of three sons who were allegedly killed by Shahabuddin.
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