The Allahabad High Court today took a serious view of former MP Dhananjay Singh being provided 'Y' category security despite having a criminal history and sought details in this regard from the Uttar Pradesh government.
Hearing a PIL that the criminal-turned-politician is involved in 24 cases, seven of them related to murder, the court asked Additional Solicitor General Shashi Prakash Singh and the state government counsel to apprise the bench by May 25as to how a person having such criminal history has been provided with Y category security and why the security cover be not withdrawn.
The bench comprising Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Suneet Kumar was hearing the PIL filed by Prahlad Gupta of Jaunpur seeking withdrawal of the security cover provided to former Jaunpur MP.
It was brought to the notice of the court that after the security cover was provided to former MP, four more criminal cases were registered against him.
It was further pointed out to the bench that Singh was misusing the security cover and committing crime.
The court said it was shocked to know that a person who is involved in murder cases including other grave offences have been provided Y category security cover and that too free of cost.
The state government has to apprise the bench by May 25 on moving an application in the court concerned for cancellation of bail granted to the former MP in various pending criminal cases.
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