Two JD-U legislators booked for extortion
Patna, Dec 23 (IANS) A case was lodged against two legislators of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) for demanding Rs.1 crore from a contractor, police said Thursday.
D.N. Singh, a contractor in Rohtas district, lodged a case against Sunil Pandey and his brother Hulash Pandey for demanding money from him and threatening him with dire consequences if it was not paid.
A police officer in Sasaram, district headquarters of Rohtas, told IANS that investigations were on.
Additional Director General of Police P.K. Thakur said here that the guily will not be spared.
Sunil and Hulash are members of the state's assembly and legislative council, respectively.
The bahubalis (musclemen) are well known criminal-turned-politicians and have several criminal cases against them.
In 2008, a trial court sentenced Sunil Pandey, who represents the Tarari constituency in Bhojpur district, and four others to life imprisonment for kidnapping a doctor in Patna.
He was acquitted by the Patna High Court in July this year.
The above is from the Bihar Times,
How times have changed.
Some three years back I had to title my posts on Bihar as "Bihar's Sorrow".
Today I am able to title them as "Bihar's Joy"
Could you believe this type if thing happening in Bengal where party cadres and Puja Committee members are extorting money every year during the Pujas.
The Police always advertises in the papers that no extortion will be allowed but it goes on merrily.
How different Bihar is now from Lalu's time.
Earlier, people like Pappu Yadav and Sadahn Yadav would go about kidnapping people and demanding ransom, If anyone went to Lalu, he would advise them to settle matters with the kidnappers. If they demanded 1.0 crore, he would settle it for 50.0 lakhs.
Now, people do not have to approach the CM.
The police are free to act on their own whereas in Bengal they still act at the behest of the CPM party cadres
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