In new light, police rediscover 'shady' past of leader who gave Maya 'moon'
Kautilya Singh Posted online: Monday , Jan 25, 2010 at 0343 hrs
kanpur : While Narendra Singh alias Pinto Sengar, the partyman who
"annoyed" Chief Minister Mayawati by gifting her a piece of the moon
on her birthday, still remains missing, the Kanpur police claim to be
now hunting for him as he is a history-sheeter.
The Chakeri police, which brought Singh's father Soni Singh, mother
Shanti Devi, sister-in-law Babita Singh, former corporator Ranga Yadav
and half a dozen others to the police station for questioning, have
failed to find him. An angry Mayawati has expelled Singh from the BSP.
Kanpur DIG B P Jogdand says that their sudden interest in Singh is
"normal policing process" for the fact that he has a long crime
record. "The issue has no political connection," he said. Between 1990
and 2001, Singh was named in 28 cases. He had also been an associate
of former bandit queen Phoolan Devi, while she was an MP. A property
dealer, he joined the Samajwadi Party in 1996 and was with the party
till 2007, when he was given a ticket by the BSP for the Kanpur
Cantonment Assembly seat.
Singh lost, and shot in the limelight only recently after he announced
that he had gifted a plot of land on the moon to Mayawati on her
birthday on January 15. After a week, the government issued a
statement, dissociating the Chief Minister from the matter.
The statement said that a packet, ostensibly making registration of
land in the name of Mayawati, had been received at her residence and
she had asked the Home Deparment to investigate the matter. Besides,
the state government had written to the External Affairs Ministry,
asking it to conduct an inquiry. The same day, Singh was expelled from
the BSP for anti-party activity.
The cases registered against Singh include charges of disturbing law
and order situation, dacoity and extortion, cases under the Goonda Act
as well as several cases of attempt to murder and a case of murder. In
2001, the last criminal case against him was registered at the Kohna
police station. Details of this case are not available.
A political associate of Singh, who did not want to be quoted, said
not a single case had been registered against him in the last nine
years, which "shows that he is no longer involved in criminal
activity." The associate said that after joining the BSP, he had
completely devoted himself to his political career.
District BSP president S P Tekla claimed he was unaware of Singh's
criminal background. "Singh joined the BSP in 2007, whereas I took
over the charge of district president on June 10, 2009," he said.
Last week, he said, he received instructions from party headquarters
to expel Singh. "We do not interfere in police activities, therefore
we have no information about police action being initiated against
him," said Tekla.
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