Surajbhan Singh
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Surajbhan Singh (born 5 March 1965[1]) is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Bihar contesting on a ticket from Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). Currently he is debarred from contesting due to conviction in the Rami Singh farmer murder case.
Personal life
Singh was born on 5 March 1965 in Mokama into a poor farming family.[1][2] He had two brothers.[1] His wife, Veena Devi, was an MP from Munger parliamentary constituency on a Lok Janshakti Party. His son Ashutosh died in a car accident on Greater Noida Expressway on 27 October 2018.[3]
Political career
He started his career in politics by contesting Assembly election against Dilip Singh, the sitting Minister in Government of Bihar and the elder brother of criminal-turned-politician Anant Kumar Singh in 2000 and defeated him by a huge margin. At the time of fighting the 2000 elections, police records credited him with 26 criminal cases ranging across Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.[4] After he was elected an independent MLA from the Mokama Assembly constituency (Patna district) then became MP of Balia, Bihar, on a LJP ticket.[5][6] In 2009, he is convicted in Brij Behari Prasad Murder Case but in 2014 he along 9 accused had been acquitted by the High Court.[7] He is debarred from contesting due to conviction in the Rami Singh murder case of 2008.[8]
Murder trial
Singh was alleged to have shot and killed Rami Singh, a resident of Madhurapur village in Begusarai district on 16 January 1992. On 24 June 2008, he was found guilty by a Bihar court. After that he went to jail.[9] On Sunday, 10 May 2009 unidentified men shot dead the main witness Naga Singh and his grandson near Barauni in Begusarai.[10]
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