No immediate relief to RJD MLA on anticipatory bail plea

A court here today declined to give any immediate relief to suspended RJD MLA Raj Bhallav Yadav, who is evading arrest in an alleged rape case.
Advocate Kamlesh Kumar filed an anticipatory bail application on behalf of the RJD MLA in the court of Additional District Judge Rashmi Verma.
After hearing the application, the judge called for the police diary in the case and fixed February 19 as the next date of hearing.
Yadav's lawyer argued it was a political conspiracy against his client and in her statement under CrPC 164, the victim didn't name the MLA.
Speculation was rife that Yadav would surrender before the court after not getting any immediate relief on his anticipatory bail, but that didn't happen.

Another RJD MLA Prakash Vir had yesterday said Yadav would surrender before the court on February 18.

Nawada MLA Yadav, who served as minister in the Rabri Devi ministry, went underground after his arrest warrant was issued by Deputy Inspector General of Police Shalin on February 13 after the complaint of the minor victim girl's family.
Meanwhile, a two-member team of National Commission for Women (NCW) today visited Nalanda in connection with the rape case.
Sushma Sahu and Rekha Sharma met the victim's family, besides the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police of Nalanda.
Later, Sahu criticised the police in Bihar and told reporters it seems they have become 'pangu' (incapacitated).

The NCW members asked the district administration to provide security to the victim's family and also arrange for counselling of the girl who would be appearing for the Matriculation examination next month.