New Delhi: Controversial RJD leader Shahabuddin, brought to Delhi by train early on Sunday morning, has been lodged in jail number 2 of Tihar prisons amid foolproof security. A Bihar police team brought Shahabuddin from Siwan jail on a Supreme Court order by Sampoorna Kranti Express which reached New Delhi around 8 am. The team with Shahabuddin reached Tihar jail around 8.30 am where he was medically examined then shifted him to jail number 2 whose other notable inmates include gangster Chhota Rajan. “Shahabuddin reached Tihar jail around 8.30 am and he was medically examined by doctors at the prison hospital before being lodged in the jail number 2 for convicts,” director general of Tihar jail Sudhir Yadav said. The Supreme Court on 15 February ordered shifting of Mohammad Shahabuddin, now facing trial in 45 criminal cases, from Siwan jail in Bihar to Tihar jail in New Delhi within a week.

Source: Mint February 19, 2017 11:09 UTC