ROHTAK, Dec 4 — Former Revenue Minister Anand Singh Dangi, who surrendered in the court of Special Judge Shiva Sharma, here today, has been remanded in judicial custody till December 18.
The former minister, who faces charges under Sections 218, 406, 409, 418, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B, IPC, and Section 13(1) (D) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, surrendered on the directions of the Supreme Court. Mr Justice M.P. Shah and Mr Justice S.N. Vartava had on December 1 directed Mr Dangi to surrender within three days before the court of sessions.
The Special Judge ordered that Mr Dangi be kept in the district jail here where he should be provided a separate cell. He directed the Jail Superintendent to provide security to the former minister in view of the directions issued by the Supreme Court as Mr Dangi alleged that his life was in danger in Haryana.
The judge further directed that Mr Dangi should be medically examined by the Chief Medical Officer before taking him to the jail. The court also directed the Superintendent of Police, Rohtak, to make security arrangements for Mr Dangi.
The Special Judge ordered that notice of the bail application filed by Mr Dangi should be issued to the state for December 8. The court also issued notice to the state for the next date on the application made for lodging Mr Dangi in a better class in the jail.
As many as 2,000 supporters of the former minister accompanied Mr Dangi when he came in a procession from his native village Madina to surrender. The pradesh Congress President, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, drove the tractor trailer in which Mr Dangi travelled from Madina. Other Congress legislators — Dr Raghubir Singh Kadiyan, Mr Jai Parkash, Mr Dharambir, Mr Jitender Malik, Mr Sher Singh and Mr Shadi Lal Batra — besides, the lone RPI MLA, Mr Karan Dalal, were present.
Talking to newspersons, Mr Hooda alleged that the Chautala government was registering false cases against its opponents.
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