No comforts for Siwan MP in Bhagalpur

BHAGALPUR: Controversial RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, whose name spells terror, is like a “caged lion”, languishing in an isolated cell in Bhagalpur central jail sans extra facilities other than that prescribed in the jail manual.

Shahabuddin, who was brought to the jail on Monday, has been kept in a separate cell and provided with a wooden bed, bedsheet, blanket and a mosquito net as per the rule for the high class prisoners, jail sources said.

They admitted that presence of Shahabuddin in jail was giving them sleepless nights and were “extra alert” lest they come under flak for any lapse.

Bhagalpur Superintendent of Police J S Gangwar said that security in the prison had been enhanced. In addition to the normal security staff, personnel of Bihar Military Police (BMP) have been deployed outside the prison as part of the fool-proof security arrangements, he added.

Gangwar said all visitors to the MP would be frisked.