Police paste attachment notice onDhananjay’s house in Jaunpur

Varanasi: A team of Lucknow police pasted the notice of property attachment at the house of mafia don-turned-politician Dhananjay Singh, an accused in Ajit Singh murder case who was recently declared absconder by the court barely a few hours before his wife Shrikala Reddy took oath of the office of chairman of zila panchayat in Jaunpur on Monday. Shrikala, however, termed the Sunday evening police action as ‘nothing serious’.
Dhananjay is wanted for alleged involvement as conspirator in the sensational murder of history-sheeter Ajit Singh in Lucknow on January 6.Lucknow police had also announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 on him. On July 6, he was declared absconder by the CJM court, Lucknow.
In a follow-up action, a team of Vibhuti Khand police station reached Jaunpur on Sunday.
A team of Lucknow police reached the house of Dhananjay in s Bansafa village under the limits of Skirara police station of Jaunpur on Sunday evening and pasted the attachment notice issued under 82 CrPC (proclamation for person absconding) and returned. Men in khaki also completed the formality of ‘munadi’ (announcement) that if Dhananjay does not surrender in a given time, his property will be confiscated, SO Sikrara Ashwini Kumar Dubey informed TOI on Monday.
A few hours after the action, Dhananjay’s wife Shrikala Reddy was administered the oath of zila panchayat chairman by district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma at Jaunpur district collectorate headquarters on Monday morning. Apart from district officials and newly elected ZP members, BJP MLA from Kerakat Dinesh Chaudhary, Apna Dal (Sonelal) MLA from Mariyahu Leeena Tiwari and MLC Brijesh Kumar Singh Prinsu were present at the oath-taking ceremony. Shrikala had won as an Independent candidate.
Asked about repeated police raids at her residence since filing of nomination in the ZP election and serving notice for property confiscation just before taking oath by her, Shrikala said: “It happens because opponents are always in trouble against Dhananjay. Nothing serious in it.”