Independent MLA Anant Singh surrendered in Saket court on Friday after he went on run when police reached to arrest him in his Patna residence after recovering an AK-47 rifle, 22 live cartridges, and two bombs from his Mokama house on Friday, last week. Anant Singh h released a video in which he claimed that political forces were working to conspire against him in missing AK-47 rifle case and that he would be directly surrendering at court inste of surrendering to police. Visuals of Anant Singh surrendering to Delhi cops emerged and leer is seen being escorted in a police jeep with officials around him. 

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What led to Anant Singh's arrest?

Police h raided house of Anant Singh, a multiple-term MLA from Mokama at Lma vill in Barh sub-division in Bihar following a tip-off and seized an AK-47 rifle, a magazine, live cartridges, and two hand grenes. Parliament has recently passed an amendment to Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to give powers to Centre to designate an individual as a terrorist and seize his properties. Barh sub-divisional police officer Lipi Singh said, "We are moving ahe as per law and senior's instructions. We are completing paperwork and will submit before court all evidence along with an FIR to pray for issuance of warrant against him (MLA)."

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Singh, nicknamed 'Chhote Sarkaar', has a long criminal record and was recently summoned to police hequarters in Patna for giving his voice sample in connection with a bid on life of a Mokama-based contractor. MLA h reacted angrily to raid at his ancestral house and alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched against him at behest of JD(U) MP Lalan Singh. "Weapons t belonging to me are being shown as having been recovered from my house. house has also been bly vandalised during raid," he said.

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Who is Anant Singh?

Singh was formerly kwn to be close to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar but fell out with him ahe of 2015 assembly elections. It led to his exit from JD(U) and retaining Mokama seat as an independent. reafter, Anant Singh, kwn for his strong-arm tactics, has been accusing JD(U) leers of conspiring against him to get him framed in criminal cases. Anant Singh h me his political debut in 2005 on a JD(U) ticket when he wrested Mokama from ar gangster-turned-politician Suraj Bhan Singh. seat was earlier held by Anant Singh's elder bror Dilip Singh, who h served as a minister in Rabri Devi government.

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