RJD MP Sanjay Yadav. File.
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Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav’s close aide and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Yadav received death threats from dreaded international gangster Joginder Geong.
He received the call allegedly from Geong on his mobile number on Saturday (January 18, 2025) when he was busy in the RJD’s National Executive Committee meeting. Mr. Sanjay is also a political adviser to Mr. Tejashwi Yadav, who is Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly. Besides, the MP is also a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs.
While speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Sanjay said: “I received the call yesterday when we were busy in the meeting. He called and threatened me demanding ₹20 crore. He is an international gangster wanted in several criminal cases and murders. His younger brother Surender Geong was also a gangster and shot dead in a police encounter in 2017. It was an international call and I have registered a complaint at Sachivalaya police station.”
A police official at Sachivalaya police station said that the First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged on Sunday. He further said: “He has threatened to harm and kidnap my family members if the ransom is not paid. He has given a deadline of 10 days.”
Wanted in several criminal cases, Geong is a native of Kaithal district in Haryana and last year he was arrested from his house in Bacolod city of Philippines. There are more than 16 cases against him in Haryana.
Mr. Sanjay, who was given the Rajya Sabha ticket by RJD only last year, works away from the limelight. Equipped with a good social and political understanding of Bihar, it is believed that the 40-year-old parliamentarian was instrumental in making the party more social media-friendly.
His long association and friendship with Mr. Tejashwi is from the time the former Deputy CM played professional cricket in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
RJD spokesperson Shakti Yadav said: “It was merely a coincidence when he received the threat call, I was present with him. We have written to Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Home Ministry (Government of India), Delhi DGP, Haryana DGP and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. We will appeal to all the officials and government to take immediate action into this matter.”
He asserted that there should be proper security given to his family members.
Before joining the RJD, Mr. Sanjay worked in three multinational companies in Delhi till 2010. He is known within the party for his data analysis and acumen regarding political and social equations of the State.
Published – January 19, 2025 09:49 pm IST