Purnea MP Pappu Yadav, who was arrested by Patna police in a 1995 case, said he was not sure what would happen next or where he would be taken. The arrest came after a drama broke out at his Patna residence and police arrived and took him into custody.Yadav told reporters that he was unwell and feared for his safety. “I’m not in good health… I don’t know what’s going to happen to me,” he said.Before his arrest, Yadav told ANI that he feared the police might harm him and insisted that he wanted to be taken directly to the court rather than the police station. He said the court summoned him the next day and recommended that he be considered for house arrest. He also questioned whether the police arrived in civilian clothes, saying he initially thought they were coming to kill him. When talking about the case, he pointed out that the case has been registered for nearly 35 years and questioned whether his arrest was necessary at this stage.“I suspected that these people might kill me. I will go directly to the court. I will not go to the police station. If they want, they can put me under house arrest. The court called me. The police came here in civilian clothes like criminals. I thought they were here to kill me. Is this a criminal’s house? A case was registered about 35 years ago and the police came to arrest me in connection with the case,” Pappu Yadav said.Later, the independent MP was admitted to IGIMS hospital due to health issues.Patna SP City Bhanu Pratap Singh said the case was registered under the old Indian Penal Code, which has now been replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). He said the case involved sections 419, 420, 468, 448, 506 and 120B and related to Gardanibagh Police Station.“This was a 1995 case under the old IPC, now superseded by BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita), involving sections 419, 420, 468, 448, 506 and 120B. The arrest was made under these sections. The case involves Gardaniba police station. The trial is on and the MP was supposed to appear before the court but he did not appear on the scheduled date. Hence, he was arrested,” Singh told reporters.He added that medical supplies have been provided to Pappu Yadav and his caretakers are accompanying him. The MP is undergoing a medical examination and will be taken back to the police station.
