Pappu Yadav Forgery Case: Leader of opposition in Bihar’s lower house Tejashwi Prasad Yadav has blasted the NDA government for the late-night arrest of Independent MP Pappu Yadav, also known as Rajesh Ranjan. The Rashtriya Janata Dal Supremo added that Pappu Yadav arrest is nothing but an undeclared emergency and the murder of democracy in the country.
Pappu Yadav claimed that he has been targeted because he spoke against the death of a NEET aspirant that brought the insecurity of girl students living in city’s hostels.
Pappu Yadav Forgery Case-The Case
The forgery case was filed 31 years ago in 1995 under IPC Section 467 at Gardanibagh police station.
The forgery case centres on allegations against Yadav of fraudulently renting a house from owner Vinod Bihari Lal in Patna’s Gardanibagh area. It is alleged that Pappu Yadav concealed its intended use as a MP office and used forged documents to get the house on rent.
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The house owner filed a complaint alleging that Pappu Yadav deceived him by hiding the commercial purpose of the property. He also alleged that Pappu forged rental documents, cheated via personation, trespassed, conspired and intimated him, resulting in charges under IPC Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 448, 506 and 120B.
The case has lingered for 31 years because of the repeated court non-appearances of Pappu Yadav. On 6 February 2026, an MP/MLA Court issued public notices, arrest warrants and a property attachment order before Pappu was arrested by the police from his Patna residence. His case hearing has been set for February 7, 2026.
Police’s Reaction
Patna SP City Bhanu Pratap Singh remarked that further proceedings would follow and the arrest has been ensured solely for non-compliance. Singh added that a medical fitness certificate would be obtained after a medical examination before the next proceedings would be facilitated.
