NEW DELHI: The absconding JD-U ex MLA, who was wanted for firing at a 42-year-old woman during a New Year party, has been detained from Kushinagar in UP. Meanwhile, during a raid at his farmhouse in Delhi, the police has recovered two rifles and 800 bullets.
The former Bihar MLA, Raju Singh, and his driver-cum-bodyguard, Hari Singh, was detained from Kushinagar near Gorakhpur.
The accused had fled in a car with the driver. The two will be brought to Delhi by Thursday morning, said R.P. Upadhyay, special commissioner of police, law and order (south).
A pistol was also recovered from the possession of the former Janata Dal (United) legislator.
In his complaint to the police, the woman’s husband had said they were at the farmhouse on Monday night to celebrate the New Year along with friends. Around midnight, two-three rounds were fired by Raju Singh.
Immediately, he noticed that his wife — Archana Gupta, an architect — had fallen down and was bleeding.
The Fortis Hospital, in a statement on Wednesday, said, “The patient was brought to (the) emergency ward at 12:18 am on January 1 by her attendant in an extremely critical condition.” The woman continues to be in a critical state and is currently on life support, it added.
The Delhi Police was informed and a medicolegal case was registered, a hospital spokesperson said.
Raju Singh was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act. The accused has five other cases registered against him. His wife is a former member of the legislative council from Bihar, the police added.
The farm house is owned by Singh’s mother, where he lives with his family. Singh’s two brothers also live with their families in the farmhouse, the police added.
