Shahabuddin case timeline: From bail to jail

All that has happened in the Shahabuddin case since the granting of bail by the Patna High Court.

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RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin. Prashant Ravi

The Supreme Court on Friday cancelled the bail granted to RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin. Following the cancellation, the RJD strongman surrendered before the Siwan District Court and said that his supporters will reply to Nitish Kumar in the next elections.

He had been convicted and sentenced to life term in a double murder case and had been in jail for the last 10 years.

Following are the events that led to cancellation of bail granted to Mohammad Shahabuddin:

Sep 7: Shahabuddin granted bail by the Patna High Court in a murder case.

Sep 10: Released from Bhagalpur jail after 11 years in connection with dozens of cases against him.

Sep 16: Chandrakeshwar Prasad of Siwan, whose three sons were allegedly murdered at the behest of Shahabuddin, moves SC seeking cancellation of bail. Bihar government also moves SC.

Sep 19: SC issues notice to Shahabuddin on the appeals.

Sep 23: Slain journalist Rajdev Ranjan’s wife moves SC seeking protection and transfer of case to Delhi. SC issues notice to Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son Tej Pratap and Shahabuddin.

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Sep 25: Kalawati Devi, Chandrakeshwar Prasad’s wife, moves SC seeking cancellation of Shahabuddin’s bail in the case in which he has already been sentenced to life.

Sep 28: SC lashes out at Bihar government for not putting facts before Patna HC which granted bail to Shahabuddin.

Sep 29: SC reserves order on pleas to set aside Shahabuddin’s bail.

Sep 30: SC sets aside Patna HC order, cancels Shahabuddin’s bail in the 2014 murder case of Rajiv Roshan.

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