Ranchi, Aug. 8 -- Former Jharia MLA Sanjeev Singh has been granted bail by the Supreme Court in the Neeraj Singh murder case.
A three-judge bench of the court allowed the bail plea today. Singh had been in Dhanbad jail since 2017 on charges of conspiring to kill his cousin, former Deputy Mayor and Congress leader Neeraj Singh. His counsel, advocate Md. Javed, said the order was passed after a detailed hearing in the matter.
On March 21, 2017, Neeraj Singh and three others were shot dead near Sudha Dairy, close to the Steel Gate area of Saraidhela, Dhanbad. Singh was returning to his residence in the evening when his vehicle was surrounded by assailants. Taking advantage of a speed breaker, they fired nearly
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