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Patna: JD(U) MLA Ananth Singh has been sent to 14-day judicial custody for assaulting journalists on Thursday but he needn’t fear of being banished from politics.

Ananth’s henchmen and security guards beat up NDTV reporter Prakash Singh, cameraperson Habib Ali and ANI cameraperson Ajay Kumar at his home in Patna when they asked him about a missing girl.

The journalists were held captive for more than two hours and their cellphones, watches and cameras were smashed. "I was kept captive for two hours. I was saved and it was like a second birth for me," said Prakash.

Four days ago TV channels in Patna received an anonymous letter which alleged that Ananth had threatened a rape victim. Journalists in the city got curious when a girl called Reshma was found dead in Patna’s Shastrinagar on Wednesday.

Anant Singh became furious when some TV channels linked him to the girl’s death. Ananth’s conduct has given the RJD, the main opposition party, an opportunity to embarrass the government.

RJD leader and former chief minister Rabri Devi has called for bandh on Friday and alleges the rule of law has collapsed in the state.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for a CBI probe into the girl’s death, a move which may reduce some of the embarrassment his MLA has caused.

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