The Supreme Court today expressed shock after the Bihar Police told it that former Bihar minister Manju Verma could not be traced for over a month. Manju Verma is on the run in a case related to the recovery of ammunition from her home during a CBI raid. The CBI raid was conducted in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home case in which inmates complained of sexual harassment by its owner.
After Bihar Police told the court that it had failed to trace Manju Verma, Justice Madan B Lokur said, “Fantastic! Cabinet minister (Manju Verma) on the run, fantastic!” The Supreme Court bench directed the Bihar DGP to appear before it on the next hearing.
It said, “We are quite shocked that former cabinet minister cannot be traced by the police for over a month. We would like the police to tell us that how such an important person is not traceable. (We direct) Director General of Police to appear before us.”
Manju Verma had to resign as the social welfare minister from the Nitish Kumar cabinet in August after reports suggested ‘close links’ between her husband Chandrashekhar Verma and prime accused Brajesh Thakur in the Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal.