Case registered against Md Shahabu for threatening special public prosecutor of Siwan

PATNA: A station diary has been lodged against jailed former RJD MP Md Shahabuddin for allegedly threatening special public prosecutor of Siwan Jai Prakash Singh during trial in a case on Friday. Shahabuddin is currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail.
Siwan SP Abhinav Kumar said on Sunday that a sanha (station diary) has been registered with the Mufassil police station of the district on the statement of public prosecutor Singh, who apprehended threat to him, his family and assistants from the former Siwan MP.
In addition, the threat perception to the complainant is also being assessed by the police. “If required, the district administration will provide security to the PP. The process of assessment of his threat perception is already under way,” the SP told this newspaper over phone.
Abhinav, who was shifted to Siwan from City SP (west) in Patna on Thursday, said he has just assumed charge as SP and am personally looking into the complaint of the Spl PP. “The threat perception to the witness in the case is also being looked into,” the SP said.
According to the complaint, Shahabuddin threatened him with dire consequences during trial in a case related to murderous attack on a CPI-ML (Liberation) worker Subhash Baitha. The case is being heard in the special court headed by R S Pandey.
Shahabuddin had deposed in the case through videoconferencing. Siwan additional public prosecutor Ramraj Prasad said on Sunday that a petition pertaining to the misbehaviour and threat to the special public prosecutor by the accused had also been submitted to the court.
Shahabuddin was shifted to Tihar jail from Bhagalpur on the Supreme Court’s directive in 2017 after a sharp shooter, who was evading arrest in connection with the murder of Siwan journalist Rajdev Ranjan, was found missing after his release.
Rajdev was shot dead by armed criminals near the fruits market in Siwan in July 2016. The murder case trial is still in progress. Shahabuddin has been accused of hatching the conspiracy to kill the journalist for publishing a series of articles against him.