<p>Pappu, who was apprehended from Gurgaon by the CBI on the directive of the Supreme Court, was flown to Patna and has been lodged in cell number 3/12 of the general ward of the Saraswati block in Beur. <br /><br />However, unlike his previous stint in Beur jail in 2004-05 (when RJD was in power) where he lived like a lord, Pappu this time is being treated like an ordinary prisoner. His efforts to bully the jail authorities were nipped in the bud. <br /><br />Sources said the man, who was debarred by the apex court from contesting polls, still wanted a VVIP treatment for self and ordered for a cooler, cot and a dining table, besides a separate bathroom. However, none of his demands were fulfiled. <br /><br />“We told him clearly that we didn’t have any such orders from either the CBI court or the Supreme Court,” a senior jail official said. <br /><br />Realising that the rule of his mentor (Lalu Prasad) has been replaced with a dispensation which has enforced the rule of law, Pappu eventually ‘pleaded’ that he, being an overweight, be allowed a western commode to relieve himself. He also ‘requested’ that without a dining table, an obese like him could not have his meals.<br /><br />On persistence, the former MP was eventually provided a special type of chair, in which he can have his meals as well as use it as a commode. <br /><br />The four-term Lok Sabha member from Purnia and Madhepura, however, sleeps on the ground and gets the food which an ordinary prisoner is entitled.<br /><br />Don to dusk</p>.<p>*2004: Won the bypoll from Madhepura Lok Sabha seat even from<br />behind bars.<br />*2008: Convicted and awarded life-term for killing CPM MLA Ajit Sarkar.<br />*2009: Supreme Court debars him from contesting elections.*2010: Apex court cancels bail granted by Patna High Court.<br />*2010: After SC reprimand, CBI apprehends him from Gurgaonand sends him to Beur jail. </p>
<p>Pappu, who was apprehended from Gurgaon by the CBI on the directive of the Supreme Court, was flown to Patna and has been lodged in cell number 3/12 of the general ward of the Saraswati block in Beur. <br /><br />However, unlike his previous stint in Beur jail in 2004-05 (when RJD was in power) where he lived like a lord, Pappu this time is being treated like an ordinary prisoner. His efforts to bully the jail authorities were nipped in the bud. <br /><br />Sources said the man, who was debarred by the apex court from contesting polls, still wanted a VVIP treatment for self and ordered for a cooler, cot and a dining table, besides a separate bathroom. However, none of his demands were fulfiled. <br /><br />“We told him clearly that we didn’t have any such orders from either the CBI court or the Supreme Court,” a senior jail official said. <br /><br />Realising that the rule of his mentor (Lalu Prasad) has been replaced with a dispensation which has enforced the rule of law, Pappu eventually ‘pleaded’ that he, being an overweight, be allowed a western commode to relieve himself. He also ‘requested’ that without a dining table, an obese like him could not have his meals.<br /><br />On persistence, the former MP was eventually provided a special type of chair, in which he can have his meals as well as use it as a commode. <br /><br />The four-term Lok Sabha member from Purnia and Madhepura, however, sleeps on the ground and gets the food which an ordinary prisoner is entitled.<br /><br />Don to dusk</p>.<p>*2004: Won the bypoll from Madhepura Lok Sabha seat even from<br />behind bars.<br />*2008: Convicted and awarded life-term for killing CPM MLA Ajit Sarkar.<br />*2009: Supreme Court debars him from contesting elections.*2010: Apex court cancels bail granted by Patna High Court.<br />*2010: After SC reprimand, CBI apprehends him from Gurgaonand sends him to Beur jail. </p>
