Criminal case against Laloo’s brother

PATNA, SEPT 19: A criminal case has been filed againt RJD chief Laloo Prasad's elder brother in his home town of Gopalganj. In the petitio...

PATNA, SEPT 19: A criminal case has been filed againt RJD chief Laloo Prasad’s elder brother in his home town of Gopalganj. In the petition, Gulab Yadav has been accused of gouging out a youth’s eyes.

According to officials, Bhandari Roy of Chathu Bathua has filed a petition before the chief judicial magistrate OG Gopalganj, charging Gulab Yadav with beating and gouging the eyes of his son Prahlad Roy. Gulab runs a transport company, Pradeep Travels. Bhandari too has his own vehicle and it runs on the same route.

Prahlad had reportedly been opposing Gulab’s alleged high-handedness. On September 11, Prahlad had an altercation with Gulab who, according to the official version, threatened him. On the same evening, Gulab, alongwith his henchmen, reportedly stopped Prahlad’s vehicle near Fulwaria police station and beat him up. According to the complaint filed with the CJM, Subhash Yadav, Gulab’s brother-in-law, gouged Prahlad’s eyes out on Gulab’s instructions.

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The local police reportedly did not accept the FIR and the Roys were asked to go back. Then, Bhandari filed his petition with the CJM.

Incidentally, most of Laloo’s family members are facing criminal charges. While Laloo and Rabri are involved in the fodder scam, his two brothers-in- law are facing criminal charges. Sadhu is involved in the JNU firing case. Besides, he has some dozen cases against him in Gopalganj too. Subhash is also involved in a criminal case and he was involved in beating up the SP of Patna. Laloo’s nephew is also facing charges. He is also one of the accused in the fodder scam.

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