JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi faced an arrest warrant today for violating prohibition laws and allegedly harbouring her fugitive son who has been held in the road rage murder case in Bihar even as she remained on the run and her house sealed by the police.
A day after being suspended from the JD(U), Devi found herself in more trouble when Police and Excise department personnel spotted a child domestic servant at her Gaya residence.
The MLC, whose jailed husband Bindi Yadav is an alleged history-sheeter, is on the run after an arrest order was issued against her by a Gaya court after police sought the warrant for seizure of liquor bottles and allegedly hiding from the police information about the whereabouts of her son till he was arrested in the wee hours yesterday.
A case has already been registered against Devi's husband Bindi Yadav and son Rocky Yadav in connection with the seizure of liquor bottles. Devi's name was included in the FIR last night.
Officials of the Excise department, accompanied by the police, swooped on her posh Anugrah Puri Colony home in Gaya this morning and sealed it, Senior Superintendent of Police Garima Mallik said.
The sealing of the house followed a case registered against the MLC with the Rampur police station last night in connection with the recovery of six bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from her house during a search on Monday for Rocky Yadav who allegedly shot dead a 20-year-old youth for overtaking his car in Gaya on Saturday night.
During a search operation at her house, officials found a domestic hand employed and took him under their care.
The child has identified himself as Dev Nandan Kumar and gave his age as 14 year, Gaya District Labour Superintendent Rakesh Ranjan told PTI.
The boy said he was a resident of Chatra in neighbouring Jharkhand and was employed at the MLC's home only eight days back, Ranjan said.
After recording his statement, the Labour department officials took him to Child Welfare Commission, he said.
"We would then give a prosecution notice in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate for action against MLC Manorama Devi and her husband Bindi Yadav under Section 86 of the Child Labour Act," Ranjan said.
A Gaya court today granted two-day police custody of Rocky Yadav in connection with the road rage murder.
Additional District and Sessions Judge S K Jha accepted police's prayer seeking Rocky's custody and granted permission. Police did not get Rocky Yadav yesterday for its custodial interrogation.
The Gaya court yesterday sent the accused to 14 days judicial custody.
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Rocky, whose real name is Rakesh Ranjan Yadav, is
accused of killing Class XII student Aditya Sachdeva for not being given passage to his SUV on the road by his car on Saturday night.
After allegedly hiding at his father's mixer plant in Bodh Gaya, Rocky was arrested early yesterday after over 50 hours.
He is currently lodged in the Gaya Central Jail where his father Bindi, known in the area for his muscle and money power, and his mother's bodyguard Rajesh Kumar are also kept in connection with the murder case. Bindi and Rajesh were arrested on Sunday for allegedly helping Rocky escape.
The incident is being used by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's rivals to attack him.
Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development Upendra Kushwaha, who is also chief of BJP's ally Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) said the incident exposed the truth of Nitish Kumar's "Susashan" (good governance).
"Nitish Kumar has been talking big about Susashan but the incident which sbows the ruling party legislators does not care for law has exposed the truth of the 'susashan'," Kushwaha said.
Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, who paid a visit to the family of the victim child Aditya Sachdeva, yesterday maintained pressure on the CM today too.
Pointing to comment of Excise minister Abdul Jalil Mastan to justify non-registration of FIR against Manorama Devi after seizure of liquor bottles on Monday night, Sushil Modi questioned the CM if he would dismiss the minister. Who is from Congress.
Sushil Modi also referred to comments of some police officials in support of not booking Manorama Devi under new Excise Act and sought to know from the CM if he would punish police officials who showed "leniency" in arresting the JD(U) MLC after recovery of liquor bottles at her Gaya home.
In a statement, he quoted Excise minister Abdul Jalil Mastan's reported comment in defence of the MLC "who is owner of a woman other than husband. That's why we have registered FIR against her husband (Bindi Yadav)" and asked the CM if he would dismiss him for giving "cheap statement" to protect the ruling coalition Legislator.
He also pointed to ADG (Headquarters) Sunil Kumar's reported statement that the FIR against Manorama Devi was not registered in connection with the case of recovery of liquor bottles because in Bihar women do not booze.
Modi also referred to Gaya City Superintendent of Police Awkash Kumar comment that the room from where liquor bottles was recovered was used by Bindi Yadav and his son Rocky Yadav and that's way name of Manorama Devi was not included in the case registered under new Excise Act earlier.
