Court Completes Hearing on BJP Leader Abhay Singh Bail Plea in Kadma Shastri Nagar Dispute

Jamshedpur court concludes hearing on BJP leader Abhay Singh’s bail plea, accused in a case of disturbing communal harmony. Verdict due on May 17.

Jamshedpur – On Monday, the court concluded the hearing on the bail plea of BJP leader Abhay Singh, one of the 18 accused in a case concerning disturbances to communal harmony in Kadma Shastri Nagar, Jamshedpur.

The verdict is now set to be delivered on May 17.

Apart from Abhay Singh, the accused include Sudhanshu Ojha, advocate Chandan Kumar Choubey, Ranjit Kumar Pandit, and several others.

The court of ADJ-2 Abhash Verma of Jamshedpur will decide on their bail pleas.

The dispute, which escalated on April 9, led to significant unrest between two communities in Kadma’s Shastri Nagar, even resulting in gunfire.

Despite police efforts to control the situation, including warning shots, disruptive elements persisted in causing trouble.

Notably, Jamshedpur’s SSP Prabhat Kumar was pelted with stones during the incident.

Following this, Section 144 was imposed in Kadma, and a curfew was established that night to restore calm.

Several police personnel, including Sub-Divisional Officer Piyush Kumar Sinha, Deputy Superintendent of Police Kamal Kishore, and Executive Magistrate Jai Prakash Kurmali, were seriously injured.

Based on the statement of JNAC’s city manager Anay Raj, an FIR was filed against thousands of unidentified individuals, including 118 named individuals.

The police have registered a case under the Firing and Bomb Blast Act for obstructing government work, in addition to charges related to assault and hurting religious sentiments.

Currently, dozens of people are incarcerated in connection with this case.