<p>Mohammad Kaif, the alleged sharpshooter of controversial RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin, surrendered in a district court here today after evading arrest in the case of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan's murder.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Kaif alias Bunty gave himself up before Chief Judicial Magistrate Arvind Kumar Singh and was sent to jail, Superintendent of Police Saurav Kumar Sah said.<br /><br />Though policemen were present in the court premises, the accused dodged them and appeared in the CJM court which sent him to nine days judicial custody.<br /><br />Kaif was evading the police dragnet in the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan in May last. He was a suspect along with Mohammad Javed in the case.<br /><br />However, he was seen in a photograph with Shahabuddin following the latter's release from Bhagalpur jail on September 10.<br /><br />The Siwan police had on Friday last attached his property at Dakshin tola for not surrendering.<br /><br />The CJM court had granted property attachment order on the police's request in the case of 'rangdari' (extortion) threat to a private engineering college.<br /><br />A case of extortion was registered against Kaif and three others with Town police station last month.<br /><br />Except for Kaif, the other three had surrendered on last Thursday.<br /><br />Kaif's photograph with RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's son and state Health minister Tej Pratap Yadav last week had triggered a controversy. <br /></p>
<p>Mohammad Kaif, the alleged sharpshooter of controversial RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin, surrendered in a district court here today after evading arrest in the case of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan's murder.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Kaif alias Bunty gave himself up before Chief Judicial Magistrate Arvind Kumar Singh and was sent to jail, Superintendent of Police Saurav Kumar Sah said.<br /><br />Though policemen were present in the court premises, the accused dodged them and appeared in the CJM court which sent him to nine days judicial custody.<br /><br />Kaif was evading the police dragnet in the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan in May last. He was a suspect along with Mohammad Javed in the case.<br /><br />However, he was seen in a photograph with Shahabuddin following the latter's release from Bhagalpur jail on September 10.<br /><br />The Siwan police had on Friday last attached his property at Dakshin tola for not surrendering.<br /><br />The CJM court had granted property attachment order on the police's request in the case of 'rangdari' (extortion) threat to a private engineering college.<br /><br />A case of extortion was registered against Kaif and three others with Town police station last month.<br /><br />Except for Kaif, the other three had surrendered on last Thursday.<br /><br />Kaif's photograph with RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's son and state Health minister Tej Pratap Yadav last week had triggered a controversy. <br /></p>