After more than one and half decade, the lok Janshakti Party (lJP) Member of Parliament from Bihar Rama Kishore Singh who was wanted in connection with abduction of a businessman in Durg surrendered before in the local court here on Tuesday.
Rama Kishore Singh, alias Rama Singh who was wanted in connection with the abduction of petrol pump owner Jaichand Vaidya, surrendered before the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Sanghpushpa Bhatpahari, Durg Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rajesh Agrawal said.
“The court has sent him to seven-day police remand,” he said while adding that the Member of Parliament from Vaishali lok Sabha constituency in Bihar he was on the run since 2001.
According to police sources Vaidya who was abducted in 2001 was released after the abductors were provided ransom of Rs 25 lakh.
An FIR against the MP was lodged at Kumhari police station in this connection. In the past, police had made several attempts to arrest Singh but could not succeed, the ASP said.
Meanwhile, the MP had moved to Supreme Court for getting relief in the case but the apex court directed Singh to appear before the lower court, he said.