CBI names RJD MP Shahabuddin as accused in journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case

Muzaffarpur: The CBI named former RJD MP and strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin as an accused in the journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case.[caption id="attachment_3069692" align="alignleft" width="380"] Mohammad Shahabuddin. File photo. PTI[/caption]As per the CBI special court's order, Shahabuddin was produced in the court of special judge Anupam Kumari through video-conferencing facility. Shahabuddin is the 10th accused in the murder case.The CBI special court had on 22 May issued the production warrant against Shahabuddin on the plea of CBI to produce himthrough video-conferencing for trial. The CBI had also filed the application the same day for making Shahabuddin an accused in the case.The CBI counsel submitted that it would soon file a chargesheet against Shahabuddin, who is currently lodged in the high-security Tihar jail in the national capital. The premier investigating agency has already filed a chargesheet against seven accused persons in the case, while two accused persons — Mohammad Javed and Mohammad Kaif — are on bail. Javed and Kaif are active members of Shahabuddin gang.The four-time RJD MP from Siwan is alleged to have been involved in the murder of Rajdeo Ranjan, a journalist of a prominent Hindi daily in Siwan last year. Shahabuddin is facing trial in more than 45 criminal cases and was moved to Tihar Jail in February this year on a Supreme Court order on a plea by Siwan native Chandrakeshwar Prasad, whose three sons were killed in two separate incidents.Rajdeo Ranjan, district bureau chief of a Hindi daily was gunned down on 13 May last year and his wife has accused Shahabuddin of having a role in the killing. The special court fixed 9 June as the next date for production of Shahabuddin in the case.