MP Yadav arrested

Rajbiraj, Sept 4: Police have arrested province assembly member of Madesh Province, Anirudh Kumar Singh Yadav, on the charge of murder on Monday.     

The independent candidate Yadav was elected as the PA member from Saptari Constituency 4(2).     

According to the District Police Office, Saptari, Yadav was arrested from Rajbiraj and he was accused of murdering after abducting Govinda Chaudhary, 32, of Khoksar Prabaha VDC-1 from previous Bodebasain VDC-4 of Saptari district on June 23, 2007. The PA member had been absconding.     

Govinda's sister, Rita Kumari Chaudhary, had filed a case against nine people including Yadav at the District Police Office, Saptari on June 28, 2007.     

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Naresh Kumar Singh, said District Court Saptari has extended Yadav's custody for few more days for the investigation. (RSS)