Allahabad HC grants conditional bail to gangster Brijesh Singh after 12 years
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Brijesh Singh has been in Varanasi jail for the past 12 years in connection with the murderous attack on the convoy of Mau MLA Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur.
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to gangster Brijesh Singh, who has been in Varanasi jail for the past 12 years, in connection with the murderous attack on the convoy of Mau MLA Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur.
A single bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Mishra granted conditional bail to Brijesh. The case dates back to July 15, 2001, when Brijesh Singh along with Tribhuvan Singh carried out a deadly attack on the convoy of Mukhtar Ansari, who was then MLA from Mau, in Usar Chatti located in the Mohammadabad police station area here.
In the attack, along with Mukhtar Ansari's gunner, three other people were killed. Brijesh Singh was also injured in the attack. But then news reports said he died in the cross-firing as he was absconding for years, during which, he also kept on handling his business.
On the other hand, a reward of Rs 5 lakh was announced on him. Later, Delhi Special Cell arrested him from Bhubaneswar. After that, Brijesh was brought to UP and since then he has been lodged in Varanasi jail. It was argued on behalf of the petitioner that he has been imprisoned in this case since 2009.
Importantly, despite the order of the High Court, the trial has not yet started in Ghazipur in this matter. So far, only one testimony has been completed. Also, the Allahabad High Court had earlier rejected the bail of Brijesh Singh in the case and ordered the trial court to complete the trial in a year. But even after a year passed, the trial could not be completed. In this regard, Brijesh Singh had once again filed a petition for bail in court.
