‘Jail ka faatak tootega, hamara sher chhootega’: Posters back murder accused Anant Singh as he leads in Mokama

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Nov 15, 2025, 06:11 IST

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Despite being jailed for murder, JD(U) candidate Anant Singh leads in Mokama's early vote count. Supporters rally with defiant posters, proclaiming his imminent release. Singh, a prominent local figure, was arrested on November 2nd. Mokama's sensitive political landscape sees Singh ahead of RJD and Jan Suraaj contenders, highlighting the influence of strong local leaders in Bihar's elections.

‘Jail ka faatak tootega, hamara sher chhootega’: Posters back murder accused Anant Singh as he leads in Mokama

Posters supporting Anant Singh, the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) candidate from Mokama, have surfaced in the constituency even as he remains in jail, arrested in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj Party worker Dular Chand Yadav.

PATNA: Posters supporting Anant Singh, the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) candidate from Mokama, have surfaced in the constituency even as he remains in jail, arrested in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj Party worker Dular Chand Yadav.One poster reads, "Jail ka faatak tootega, hamara sher chootega."

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Singh, a former MLA and well-known political figure in Bihar, was taken into custody on 2 November along with two associates, Manikant Thakur and Ranjit Ram, from his residence in Barh, near Patna. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Kartikeya Sharma said a major police operation involving around 150 personnel was carried out. Despite his arrest, early counting from the Mokama Assembly constituency shows Singh ahead of RJD candidate Veena Devi, with Jan Suraaj’s Priyadarshi Piyush also in the fray. Mokama, situated in Patna district and part of the Munger parliamentary seat, has long been a politically sensitive constituency known for high-stakes contests. In 2020, RJD’s Anant Kumar Singh won the seat, defeating JD(U)’s Rajeev Lochan Narayan Singh.The Election Commission of India reported a voter turnout of 68.52% in the second phase of polling across 122 constituencies as of 5 pm on Tuesday.

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