Muzaffarpur: BJP MLA Manoj Baitha, who was suspended from the party for his involvement in Bihar accident in which nine students were killed, has surrendered in Muzaffarpur.
Reportedly, Baitha surrendered at 4 am on Wednesday.
Baitha was then taken to Patna for medical treatment as he had sustained injuries in the accident.
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He is currently being treated at Patna Medical College Hospital.
On Tuesday, reports emerged that said Baitha had allegedly escaped to Nepal.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday slammed BJP for shielding the accused in connection with Muzaffarpur accident.
The opposition parties had staged a protest outside Bihar Legislative Assembly in regards to the accident.
A number of leaders were also seen holding placards with slogans written against Nitish Kumar government.
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Baitha is the owner of the SUV that ran over nine children and injured around 20 outside their government school at Dharampur village in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district on Saturday.
Accused Manoj Baitha has been suspended from BJP party’s membership for six years for his involvement in the case.
On 26 November 2015, Nitish Kumar announced that alcohol would be banned in the state from April 1, 2016. Kumar officially declared the total liquor ban on April 5, 2016.