Sindri: Former Jharia MLA Sanjiv Singh was shifted to Dumka Central Jail on Sunday amidst tight security on Sunday on the instructions of IG (jail) due to alleged threat to his life at Dhanbad jail.
As soon as the news of his shifting reached his supporters, hundreds reached the jail gate and opposed his shifting and alleged political pressure. Dozens of vehicles belonging to his supporters followed the police cavalcade to Dumka Central Jail.
Singh is in jail since April 2017 on charges of conspiring to kill his cousin brother and former Dhanbad deputy mayor Neeraj Singh. Earlier, he was shifted to Hotwar jail in Ranchi from where he was sent to Dhanbad on court orders. His lawyer Md Javed has filed a petition before the court to shift him to a higher medical centre for treatment as he was suffering from different ailments and the matter is slated for hearing on Tuesday.