Kolkata/Asansol: A dreaded gangster, Subodh Singh, was brought from Beur Jail in Bihar to Asansol in West Bengal on transit remand on Sunday by the CID. Singh, a prime accused in the murder of coal mafia Raju Jha, had been implicated in multiple crimes in Bengal, including kidnapping and robbery. The Asansol court sent him to a day’s judicial custody. He will be presented in court again on Monday.
In 2022, he was accused of kidnapping and attempting to rob Raniganj businessman, Sundar Bhallutia — the case in which he has been brought on transit remand. Additionally, he was also accused of threatening to kill several businessmen, including Ajay Mondal of Barrackpore , last month. Mondal was attacked on the BT Road near Belgharia.
“I’ve been in jail for six years. They are framing me for no reason,” Singh said, while climbing onto the prison van. Singh operates through 70 of his men and local criminals, cops said.
His name has been linked to robberies in areas, ranging from Barrackpore to Ranaghat and at Raniganj and Domjur.