Raghuvir Das for firm probe against Yogendra Sao

Lauding the media for highlighting the case of former Jharkhand minister and Congress MLA Yogendra Sao, who has been arrested in connection with allegedly floating an ultra outfit, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Raghuvir Das on Sunday said that such people should face action in the court soon.

"We would demand that the government forms a task force and initiate a probe against accused like him as soon as possible so that such people don't get to avoid sentence under political patronage," said Das in Jamshedpur.

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"Such people have links with separatists groups and militants. People are losing faith in politics and such incidents cannot be allowed," he added.

The BJP leader further said that Sao's arrest has caused embarrassment to not only the Congress workers but all politicians from Jharkhand.

According to reports, a Delhi Court has granted the Jharkhand Police three-day transit remand of Sao, who was arrested from a slum cluster in the national capital.

Sao, the former agriculture minister of Jharkhand, had been absconding after non-bailable warrants were issued against him by a court in Jharkhand for allegedly floating an ultra outfit.

According to reports, Sao has been accused of founding the ultra unit Jharkhand Tigers, following which he had to resign from the Hemant Soren-led Cabinet in the state.