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08 August 2024
*Ex-JMM MLA Paulus Surin
Former MLA Paulus Surin has suffered a setback with Jharkhand High Court has rejected his petition seeking bail.
On April 10, the district court had sentenced Paulus Surin to life imprisonment.Ever since then he has been in jail. Paulus Surin has been MLA from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha( JMM) twice.
He and PLFI militant Jetha Kachhap, were convicted in a case related to the double murder 11 years ago, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the court of Judge Dinesh Kumar on April 10. 2024.
Besides, a fine of Rs 25,000 was imposed on him while the amount of fine of Rs 45,000 on he Jetha Kachhap.
Earlier, on April 6, 2024, the court had convicted both of them in the murder case, on the same day the former MLA was arrested and sent to jail.
On 27 November 2013, Bhushan Singh and Ram Govind Singh were murdered while both were sitting in their house. The then Torpa MLA Paulus Surin and Jetha Kachhap were accused of murder.
After the murder incident, Bhushan Singh’s brother had lodged an FIR under case number 27/2013 at Karra police station in Khunti. After which the case was going on in the court.
