Jailed ex-Bihar MP holds press conference

PATNA - It happens only in Bihar. Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, serving a life term for the 1994 lynching of Gopalganj district magistrate G.Krishnaiah, was allowed by the police to visit a politician’s residence and hold a press conference, an official said Wednesday.

Anand Mohan, known for wielding his muscle-power, is in a jail in Saharsa district, about 210 km from here. He visited the residence of a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader in Samastipur district Tuesday while he was on his way from jail to a court in Sitamarhi district, about 200 km from here, the official said. Mohan also held a press conference at which he opposed the Women’s Reservation Bill.

“Anand Mohan visited the residence of RJD leader Nagmani in Samastipur to freshen up and then held a press conference in the presence of the policemen escorting him from jail in Saharsa to a court in Sitamarhi,” the official told IANS over telephone.

The district administration ordered a probe into the matter when the top brass of the state administration took note of the shocking incident.

This was not the first such case in Bihar. Criminals often enjoy a good life in custody. In the past, raids in the state’s jails have led to the seizure of colour TVs, mobile phones, imported liquor and cigarettes.