Pappu Yadav gets bail in 32-year-old kidnapping case
The Hindu
Judge cites lack of evidence in the case registered in 1989 in Madhepura district
Former MP from Madhepura and president of the Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) Rajesh Ranajn alias Pappu Yadav got bail on Monday in a 32-year-old kidnapping case. Mr. Yadav was languishing in jail in the case since May 11, 2021.
Additional District Judge (3) of Madhepura civil court Nishikant Thakur granted bail to Mr. Yadav for lack of evidence in the kidnapping case registered against him in 1989 at the Murliganj police station in Madhepura district. Two persons Uma Yadav and Ram Kumar Yadav were allegedly kidnapped but later they struck compromise in the case.
On May 11, 2021 the Madhepura police arrested Mr. Yadav in the case from Patna and sent him to the Birpur jail in Supaul. Mr. Yadav was later shifted to the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) over poor health.