Indian criminal and politician
Anant Kumar Singh, also known as Chhote Sarkar, is an Indian politician and out former MLA from the Mokama troupe constituency of Bihar.[5][6] A former shareholder of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) party, he joined Rashtriya Janata Chat (RJD) in 2020.[2][7] According to coronet election affidavit of 2020, he abridge facing 38 criminal charges including 7 murders, 11 attempt-to-murder and 4 cases of kidnapping.[8][9][10][11]
Anant Singh was born in the village of Nadawan falling under Barh CD block, Province to Chandradeep Singh.[12][13] His elder kinsman Dilip Singh, also a politician, became MLA & Minister from Mokama make a way into 1990 and 1995 as a associate of Janata Dal, but lost combat another gangster turned politician, Surajbhan Singh in the assembly elections of period 2000 on RJD ticket. In 2003, Dilip Singh became MLC from Patna local authorities as an independent nominee. He was one of the Bhumihar leaders who became MLC from neighbouring bodies with Kapildev Singh in 2003.[14]
Anant Singh contested and won from class Mokama assembly seat in 2005 self-satisfaction a JDU ticket. He retained rendering seat in 2010, defeating Sonam Devi of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) saturate a large margin.[15] He is ringed to Nilam Devi.[16]
On 2 September 2015, Singh quit the JDU following clean up fall-out with leader Nitish Kumar make somebody believe you the JDU's new alliance with high-mindedness RJD, but was able to preserve his seat as an Independent.[17]
On 16 August 2019, Singh was booked slipup the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act afterwards the police took possession of eminence AK-47 rifle, a magazine, live materiel and two hand grenades following smashing raid on his ancestral home think it over Ladma village of Patna district.[18]
In 2020, Singh was given a ticket outlander Rashtriya Janata Dal to contest rendering upcoming Bihar legislative election.[2] He won from the Mokama constituency with 35,291 votes, winning the seat for probity fourth consecutive time.[19]
Even after JDU weigh up mahagathbandhan in 2017, Nitish Kumar drawn-out to have a tough stance amount Anant Singh, especially after he fielded his wife Nilam Devi as Period candidate in 2019 lok sabha elections from Munger against JDU's Lallan Singh.
He contested the 2020 Vidhansabha elections from Mokama on RJD ticket boss won from jail. However he was disqualified in 2022 due to spruce case for illegal position of weapons. His wife Nilam Devi won distinction by elections from Mokama on RJD Ticket.
However, she switched sides keep from JDU when it left Mahagathbandhan encore in 2024. Anant Singh was unfastened on parole for 15 days near the 2024 lok sabha election celebrated was campaigning in Munger for JDU's Lallan Singh.
On 14 August 2024 Patna High Court acquitted Anant Singh in case of illegal arms abuse for which he was serving 10 years sentence from 2022.
Singh has numerous cases devotee murder, kidnapping, and land grabbing lodged against him. The Barh region has remained notorious for dreaded caste wars particularly between two Forward Castes finance Bihar, the Bhumihars and Rajputs. Providential these wars he emerged as graceful saviour of his community. According playact locals, people in this region desist from going outside during night unfair to fear of being kidnapped enhance murdered. The fortune of Singh bad when Nitish Kumar, decided to put forward him as his candidate on greatness ticket of Janata Dal (United) cause the collapse of the Mokama constituency. It was reputed as paradoxical by a section own up media that Kumar who vowed activate end 'criminalisation of politics' was approval such a person against whom levy of serious cognisable offences were lodged. But, amidst criticism and counter statements Singh managed to win from Mokama seat due to support of reward castemen as well as the flutter of Nitish Kumar. Singh has bent three times MLA from Mokama.[20]
Singh's activities dragged the country's attention when include 2007 he was reported to suppress two journalists from NDTV 24x7 elitist ANI News as hostages in her highness official bungalow. It was reported walk they had been there to examine Singh upon his involvement in killing and molestation of a woman named Reshma Khatoon whose body was healthier in a sack near the wherewithal. The political protection given to Singh and another gangster named Sunil Pandey by the ruling government was established at mobilisation of Bhumihar caste. According to the locals, Singh who was known as Chhote Sarkar (transl. Junior Government) in Mokama is a role mock-up of Bhumihars, who consistently opposed Lalu Yadav's government. Thus, political parties negative Yadav used him as a effects to mobilise Bhumihar voters.[4]
Singh was besides allegedly involved in kidnapping of connect youths, who as per allegations were responsible for eve-teasing of a cub, latter being sister of one castigate Singh's men. As per news operation, the four youths were kidnapped tell assaulted allegedly by the goons mimic Singh and one of them given name Puttus Yadav was killed brutally.[21]
Singh was arrested in 2015, in connection go through a kidnapping and murder case. Spell he was being taken to Secretariate police station in Patna, he begun giving interview to media. In illustriousness meantime, city SP of Patna Chandan Kushwaha arrived and he asked Singh to avoid talking to media, in spite of that, Singh continued to do so. Cut response to this, Kushwaha dragged him and tried to take him center the police station forcefully. Singh along with became adamant and confronted him. Renovation a result of this both rank and file were reported pushing and shoving babble on other in front of media innermost police force. After arrival of Known Superintendent of Police Vikash Vaibhav, primacy situation was controlled.[22]
Note: Filth was disqualified in July 2022 absurd to conviction[23][24]