Patna: Seven escape from Danapur court on denial of bail

PATNA: Seven persons escaped from Danapur sub-divisional court premises in Patna on Tuesday after their bail applications were rejected. They had surrendered before the ACJM-III court in a case registered after scuffle over the electrocution of three buffaloes at Sigori village near Paliganj in western Patna.
Those escaped were Sonu Yadav, his brothers Lallu Yadav, Siddhnath Yadav and Upendra Yadav and Siddhnath’s three sons Chandan Kumar, Mukul Kumar and Rajkumar Yadav.The court, through virtual hearing, had rejected their bail petitions and remanded them in judicial custody.
An FIR was lodged by court clerk Arvind Kumar with the Danapur police station against the seven persons.
Danapur police station SHO Ajeet Kumar Saha said he had never heard of anyone escaping from the court after surrendering and inviting another case. “Police have come to know that all the seven were overconfident about getting bail in the case. When they were denied bail, someone told them to escape instead of going to jail. Then they sneaked out and escaped from the court,” he said, adding an FIR has been registered and raids were on to nab them.
Altogether nine persons, including the seven who escaped, were named accused in two FIRs lodged with Sigori police station on May 29.
Sigori police station SHO (in-charge) Subodh Thakur said one Shyamdev Singh of Narauli Mathia village had lodged an FIR against them for scuffle and thrashing. “Before him, Kapildev Yadav had lodged an FIR against four persons from Singh’s side with similar allegations,” he said.
The SHO said trouble had started after two buffaloes of Sacchu Yadav and one of Vikash Yadav died due to electrocution after a high-voltage wire broke down on them on May 28 night. “Both sides picked up a fight. None were arrested yet in connection with the two FIRs,” he said.
Thakur said he received a call from a Danapur court staff that the seven accused in the case had escaped after surrendering and raids should be conducted at their residences to arrest them. “However, none were found when police reached their houses,” he added.