A special MP-MLA court in Dhanbad on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) acquitted former Jharia MLA Sanjiv Singh and nine others in the 2017 murder case of his cousin and former deputy mayor Neeraj Singh, citing lack of evidence.
Special Judge Durgesh Chandra Awasthi delivered the verdict in the eight-year-old high-profile case, absolving Singh and co-accused Jaynendra Singh alias Pintu Singh, Dubloo Mishra, Binod Singh, Sagar Singh alias Shibu, Chandan Singh, Kurban Ali, Pankaj Singh, and Randhir Dhananjay alias Dhanjee.
