Anand Sen Yadav
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Anand Sen Yadav is an India
n criminal-politician from the Bahujan Samaj Party
, currently representing the Milkipur
constituency in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly. He was a minister in Mayawati
's cabinet, but resigned after being arrested for the murder of Shashi Prasad, a woman with whom he may have been having an affair in Faizabad.
He is the son of Mitra Sen Yadav, a gangster who joined Mayawati
's Bahujan Samaj Party and became Member of the 14th Lok Sabha
from Faizabad
. Mitra Sen Yadav is currently being investigated in the human trafficking scam along with Babulal Katara. Anand first won the 2002 elections from Milkipur, with the Samajwadi Party
. However, he lost the Indian general elections, 2004 by 30,000 votes.
Meanwhile, he had been indicted in more than ten criminal cases including murder, assault, and extortion, and fought the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, 2007
from jail.
He won from Milkipur, and was appointed Minister of State for food processing in Mayawati
's cabinet.
However, he was in jail during the swearing-in ceremony, and a court refused him leave since he was there on "serious criminal charges" (kidnapping and murder). Eventually, a second ceremony was held for him.
When Shashi's father Yogendra Prasad went to the police naming Anand Sen for kidnapping Sashi, the police refused to take cognizance of the case. It was only a few weeks later, after Samajwadi Party
supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav
brought up the case in the state legislature, that a police case was filed. Owing to Anand Sen's clout with the state police, the case was sought to be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation
, but this did not happen.
During the investigation, Vijay Sen apparently confessed that Shashi was strangulated by Bullan Yadav, a criminal from Sultanpur
. Later, he pushed her body off a bridge into the Gomti river. However, Vijaysen has also made conflicting statements.
Based on this confession, the river was searched and though her body could not be found, a wrist watch, identified as belonging to her, was recovered from the river.
Anand Sen was forced to resign his ministerial position, and after some months on the run, he was arrested in 2008. Recently, Yogendra Prasad has moved the Supreme Court of India
claiming that material evidence has been destroyed by the state police and that the case be handed over to the CBI.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n criminal-politician from the Bahujan Samaj Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...
, currently representing the Milkipur
Milkipur
Milkipur is a town, tehsil and a constituency in Faizabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology is situated in Kumarganj Milkipur Faizabad...
constituency in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly. He was a minister in Mayawati
Mayawati
Mayawati is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India. She heads the Bahujan Samaj Party, which represents the Bahujans or Dalits, the weakest strata of Indian society. This is her fourth term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh...
's cabinet, but resigned after being arrested for the murder of Shashi Prasad, a woman with whom he may have been having an affair in Faizabad.
He is the son of Mitra Sen Yadav, a gangster who joined Mayawati
Mayawati
Mayawati is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India. She heads the Bahujan Samaj Party, which represents the Bahujans or Dalits, the weakest strata of Indian society. This is her fourth term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh...
's Bahujan Samaj Party and became Member of the 14th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...
from Faizabad
Faizabad
City of Faizabad , previous capital of Awadh, is the headquarters of Faizabad District and a municipal board in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, situated on the banks of river Ghaghra . Faizabad has a twin city of Ayodhya, which is considered to be the birthplace of Rama...
. Mitra Sen Yadav is currently being investigated in the human trafficking scam along with Babulal Katara. Anand first won the 2002 elections from Milkipur, with the Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party...
. However, he lost the Indian general elections, 2004 by 30,000 votes.
Meanwhile, he had been indicted in more than ten criminal cases including murder, assault, and extortion, and fought the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, 2007
Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, 2007
The Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, 2007 were held in April–May 2007 to elect a government for the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.-Organisation of the election:...
from jail.
He won from Milkipur, and was appointed Minister of State for food processing in Mayawati
Mayawati
Mayawati is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India. She heads the Bahujan Samaj Party, which represents the Bahujans or Dalits, the weakest strata of Indian society. This is her fourth term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh...
's cabinet.
However, he was in jail during the swearing-in ceremony, and a court refused him leave since he was there on "serious criminal charges" (kidnapping and murder). Eventually, a second ceremony was held for him.
Shashi Prasad Kidnapping case
Shashi Prasad, 24 year old daughter of BSP party worker Yogendra Prasad and a third-year law student, apparently had a relationship with Anand Sen and may have become pregnant. She may have been pressing him to marry her. On October 22, 2007, she went missing after having been seen with Anand Sen's driver, Vijay Sen, who is also a relative of Anand Sen.When Shashi's father Yogendra Prasad went to the police naming Anand Sen for kidnapping Sashi, the police refused to take cognizance of the case. It was only a few weeks later, after Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party...
supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav in Hindi मुलायम सिंह यादव is an Indian politician and has influence mainly in Uttar Pradesh state of India...
brought up the case in the state legislature, that a police case was filed. Owing to Anand Sen's clout with the state police, the case was sought to be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation
Central Bureau of Investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation is a government agency of India that serves as a criminal investigation body, national security agency and intelligence agency. It was established on 1 April 1963 and evolved from the Special Police Establishment founded in 1941...
, but this did not happen.
During the investigation, Vijay Sen apparently confessed that Shashi was strangulated by Bullan Yadav, a criminal from Sultanpur
Sultanpur
Sultanpur is a city and a municipal board in Sultanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in the geographic center of and is the administrative headquarters of Sultanpur District. It is an ancient town situated on the right bank of Gomati River, to the south east of...
. Later, he pushed her body off a bridge into the Gomti river. However, Vijaysen has also made conflicting statements.
Based on this confession, the river was searched and though her body could not be found, a wrist watch, identified as belonging to her, was recovered from the river.
Anand Sen was forced to resign his ministerial position, and after some months on the run, he was arrested in 2008. Recently, Yogendra Prasad has moved the Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
claiming that material evidence has been destroyed by the state police and that the case be handed over to the CBI.