PATNA, May 3 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislator from Danapur Ritlal Yadav, currently imprisoned in connection with an extortion case, was transferred with two of his associates from Beur Central Jail (Patna) to high security Bhagalpur Central Jail for six months following reports that they were running criminal gangs from inside the jail, a home department official said on Friday. "We had received a security audit report to the state government apprising it of violation of jail manuals at Beur central jail detected when dozens of people had gathered there to meet the RJD leader," said the official. Ritlal and two other criminals - Shrawan Yadav and Chiku Yadav -- were shifted to Bhagalpur jail by the home department on the basis of recommendations made by district administration. While Ritlal has been kept in T cell at Bhagalpur, the rest were shifted to another cell. The special jail is known for stern surveillance and separate cell facility. The home department has asked jail officials to keep the criminals under CCTV surveillance and maintain records of people visiting them. Ritlal, known for his criminal activities in Patna and surrounding areas, had earlier surrendered before the Danapur court with his associate Shrawan Yadav, brother Pinku Yadav and brother-in-law Chiku Yadav, in a case involving the demand for extortion of Rs.50 lakh from a builder. His continued presence in Beur Jail reportedly raised security issues and was suspected of enabling criminal operations from behind bars. In response, the prison authorities took the decision to move him in an effort to restore order and minimise the influence of politically connected inmates. Beur jail superintendent Neeraj Kumar Jha said the MLA's brother Pinku Yadav had shifted to Bhagalpur a week ago while the MLA along with his two aides shifted late on Thursday. Earlier on April 11, searches were conducted at 11 places in Danapur and other localities in the state capital after registering an FIR against Ritlal Yadav and five others on the basis of a complaint filed by a Patna-based builder. Ritlal and his associates demanded huge money as extortion from a builder-cum-developer and threatened him with dire consequences if he failed to follow their diktats. In the complaint, builder alleged that he was getting extortion and threat calls from the accused for last several days. There were also allegations that the accused forged certain documents related to a property....