Ex-Bihar MLA Ranjan Tiwary, on the run for over two decades, arrested near India-Nepal border

Police on Friday arrested former Bihar MLA Ranjan Tiwary who was on run for over two decades. He was wanted by Uttar Pradesh Police in a 1998 case pertaining to the opening of fire on police personnel in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.

A joint team of UP and Bihar police forces apprehended Tiwary in Raxaul, near the India-Nepal border. The former minister was carrying a bounty of Rs 25,000 on his head. He was planning to flee to Kathmandu via Raxaul, said Chandra Prakash Additional Superintendent of Police of Raxaul.

"The former MLA from Govindganj assembly seat in Bihar's East Champaran district was wanted in a 1998 case pertaining to the opening of fire on police personnel in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. He was on the run for over two decades," East Champaran's Superintendent of Police Kumar Ashish told PTI on Thursday.


"He was handed over to the UP Police for further prosecution after completion of initial formalities. We are also looking into cases registered against him in Bihar," he said.