Maoist accused of killing Jharkhand MLA seeks permission to contest elections
Kundan Pahan's lawyer has sought permission from the court for letting him contest the elections.
Former Maoist Kundan Pahan, jailed for killing Janata Dal (United) MLA in Jharkhand Ramesh Singh Munda, has sought permission from the court to contest the Assembly elections.
Kundan Pahan's lawyer has sought permission from the court for letting him contest the elections.
Kundan Pahan is preparing to contest from Tamar Assembly in Jharkhand. Kundan Pahan was shifted from Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar to Hazaribagh Open Jail last month.
Kundan Pahan is accused of killing MLA Ramesh Singh Munda.
Ramesh Singh Munda in 2008 was addressing a function at SS High School, Bundu in Jharkhand when he was killed.
Ramesh Singh Munda's son Vikas Munda, an All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) MLA, had then demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into his father's murder case.
Vikas Munda also demanded a capital punishment against Kundan Pahan - an accused in Ramesh Singh Munda's murder case.
Kundan Pahan had unleashed a reign of terror in Jharkhand. Kundan Pahan is in Hazaribag Jail after he surrendered on May 14, 2017.
Dreaded Maoist leader Kundan Pahan, facing over 100 cases including that of murder of senior police officers and carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head had surrendered before the police in 2017.