Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan set to walk out of jail
The Hindu
Bihar government officially issued the notification to release don-turned-politician Anand Mohan
Bihar government officially issued the notification to release don-turned-politician Anand Mohan, currently serving life sentence for the murder of former Dstrict Magistrate of Gopalganj G. Krishnaiah. On April 24, evening, Bihar government issued the notification having 26 names including Mr. Mohan when he was busy attending the guest during the engagement of his son Chetan Anand.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav went straight to the venue of the Ring Ceremony at Vishwanath Farm located in Chakbairiya locality, the outskirts of Patna. Both had just landed at Patna airport after meeting West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
Anand Mohan and his wife Lovely Anand received at the entrance and took them to the stage for the photo session with Chetan who is getting married to Ayushi Singh, who, a doctor by profession.
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Anand Mohan, a don-turned-politician is Rajput by caste and once ruled the Koshi region and considered the leader of upper caste. Anand Mohan was also MP from Sheohar Lok Sabha seat in 1996 while being in Jail. Mohan’s associate Chhotan Shukla was killed in police’s encounter after which Anand Mohan along with Bhutkun Shukla subsequently killed the then Gopalganj DM on the Muzaffarpur-Vaishali road in 1994.
His wife Lovely Anand earlier represented Vaishali Lok Sabha seat in 1994 on the ticket of Bihar Pupil’s Party which is presently a defunct political party. Lovely was also a member of Bihar legislative assembly.
At present Anand Mohan’s son Chetan Anand is MLA from Sheohar assembly seat on RJD ticket and his mother is also a member of the party. Lovely was a candidate of Hindustani Awam Morcha Secular (HAMS) in 2015 assembly election from Sheohar seat but lost the election.
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