Congress puts ‘Absconder’ posters against defector Akshay Kanti Bam

K K Jha
Indore: The opposition Congress has put up posters against Akshay Bam, who withdrew his nomination as the party’s candidate from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore Lok Sabha seat at the last moment before joining the BJP. The posters describe him as an “absconder” in a 17-year-old alleged attempt to murder case.
These posters also announce a cash reward of Rs 5,100 for anyone providing information leading to his arrest. A Sessions Court issued an arrest warrant against Bam and his 75-year-old father, Kantilal Bam, on May 10.
Khajrana police station in-charge Sujit Srivastava said on Wednesday that the search for both accused is currently underway. The Congress’ city unit acting president, Devendra Singh Yadav, stated, “Bam, who betrayed the Congress, is absconding in the attempt to murder case. We have put up posters at major intersections of the city, on three-wheelers, and four-wheelers to help the police in his arrest.” Yadav added that if any Congress worker or common citizen provides information to the police about Bam, they will be given a cash reward of Rs 5,100.
The anticipatory bail plea of Bam and his father in the case of the alleged attempt to murder is scheduled to be heard on May 24 in the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. A judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) had ordered on April 24 the addition of Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 307 (attempt to murder) to the FIR registered against Bam and his father. This was in connection with the alleged attack on local farmer Yunus Patel in 2007 over a land dispute.
Five days after this order, Bam withdrew his name as the Congress candidate from Indore and joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).