Pappu Yadav Arrested After Midnight High Drama At Patna Residence, Alleges 'Cops May Kill Me'

Patna: A huge drama unfolded in Patna, Bihar, late Friday night after several police officers reached the residence of Independent MP Pappu Yadav to arrest him in a 1995 property dispute case. The parliamentarian refused to go with the police, claiming that he suspects that cops could get him killed. However, police arrested him around midnight.

The Purnea MP had arrived at his residence from airport after Delhi visit when police reached his residence. A massive chaos unfolded outside the residence as several of his supports, media and cops gathered there while the politician remained adamant to not go with the police.

Visuals from the residence showed a swarm of police taking Yadav with them. As per reports, officers from five police stations had arrived to arrest him.

'They Might Kill Me'

Before being arrested, Yadav levelled serious allegations on police. He said, “I have doubt that these people might have killed me.” Refusing to go with the police, Yadav added that he was ready for house arrest. He said, “I will go straight to the Court. I will not go to the police station. If they want, they can house arrest me. The Court has called me tomorrow. Police reached here in civil uniform like criminals. I thought they had come to kill me. Is this a criminal's house?... There was a case registered around 35 years ago, and the police came to arrest me in connection with that case.”

Pappu Yadav Taken To IGIMS

Following his arrest, Pappu Yadav was taken to Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) for a medical examination. He told the media that he was not well, adding, “I don't know what will happen with me.”

Patna SP City Bhanu Pratap Singh told reporters that Pappu Yadav has been provided with medical supplies and his caretaker has accompanied him.

The 1995 Case

The property dispute case in which Yadav has been arrested is 31 years old. In 1995, Yadav was accused of fraudulently renting a house in Gardanibagh area of Patna to use it as his office.

The case was registered at Gardanibagh police station in Patna based on a complaint filed by Vinod Bihari Lal, who alleged that his residential house was taken on rent through misrepresentation, as the actual purpose of the lease was concealed at the time of the agreement. According to the complaint, the property was later used as a Member of Parliament’s office, which Lal claimed he had neither been informed about nor consented to.

Lal maintained that he had agreed to rent out the premises for residential use, and that the change in its use amounted to deception and breach of trust.

Pappu Yadav's Political Background

Pappu Yadav, popularly knows as 'Robin Hood of Bihar', is an Independent MP from Purnea and a prominent name in the politics of Bihar. Yadav, whose real name is Rajesh Ranjan, is a six-time MP.

The 56-year-old gangster-turned-politician was earlier associated with Samajwadi Party (SP), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

He founded his own regional party, Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik), in 2015. The party was later merged with Congress ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Past Cases Linked With Pappu Yadav

Pappu Yadav has been charged in several criminal cases, including murder and kidnapping. Among the prominent cases is the 1998 murder CPI-M leader Ajit Sarkar. Yadav was named as an accused in the case. A CBI court convicted him in 2008 and sentenced him to life imprisonment. He spent 12 long years in jail. He was later acquitted by the Patna High Court in 2013 due to lack of sufficient evidence.

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