Prashant Bhushan to Challenge Shahabuddin's Bail in SC

New Delhi: Lawyer cum activist Prashant Bhushan will soon challenge former RJD parliamentarian Mohammed Shahabuddin's bail in the Supreme Court.

"Shameful that HC granted bail to notorious Gangster/politico (RJD) Shahabuddin. Hv agreed to seek cancellation of Bail in SC on victims behalf," he tweeted.

He said, "Somebody called me last evening saying there is threat to his life as killer of his son is now out on bail. Giving bail to such a notorious criminal is danger to society. I will move to SC against his bail."

Shahabuddin was released on bail on Saturday after 11 years in jail.

Shahabuddin who represented Siwan in Lok Sabha for four times as an RJD candidate was granted bail by the Patna High Court in the Rajiv Raushan murder case. Rajiv Raushan was shot dead in Siwan in June 2014 when Shahabuddin was still in jail.

Among the other high profile cases where the former MP is an accused is the murder of former JNU chairman Chandrashekhar Prasad.