Bihar court summons Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
written by indianachu
at Thursday, September 3, 2009
Patna: A Bihar court has summoned Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to appear before it on September 9 in connection with a petition alleging his involvement in the murder of a Congress activist at Barh in Patna district in November 1991.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ranjan Kumar passed the order on September 1, asking Kumar and LJP MLA Dularchand Yadav to appear before him after hearing a petition filed by Ashok Singh, a relative of Congress activist Sitaram Singh, who was killed in a firing at a polling booth at Barh during the Lok Sabha elections on November 16, 1991.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ranjan Kumar passed the order on September 1, asking Kumar and LJP MLA Dularchand Yadav to appear before him after hearing a petition filed by Ashok Singh, a relative of Congress activist Sitaram Singh, who was killed in a firing at a polling booth at Barh during the Lok Sabha elections on November 16, 1991.
In his order, the CJM said "prima facie case for the offence under sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly), 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder) of Indian Penal Code and 17 Arms Act are made out against Kumar and Yadav for which cognizance is being taken."
He said "there is allegation of committing murder of Sitaram Singh and firearm injury to four persons while they were in que for casting their votes against the accused."
He said "there is allegation of committing murder of Sitaram Singh and firearm injury to four persons while they were in que for casting their votes against the accused."
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