Ex-MP Dhananjay Singh, aide awarded 7 years in prison

District government counsel (criminal) Satish Pandey said the MP/MLA court of additional district judge-IV Sarad Kumar Tripathi held Dhananjay and Santosh Vikram guilty in the case.

On May 10, 2020, Abhinav Singhal of Muzaffarnagar working as Namami Gange project manager in Jaunpur had filed a complaint against Dhananjay Singh and his accomplice Santosh Vikram Singh alleging that Santosh Vikram along with two accomplices had kidnapped the plaintiff and taken him to the residence of the former MP.

There Dhananjay Singh came with a pistol and allegedly abused the plaintiff and mounted pressure on him to supply low quality material. On refusal, he allegedly threatened him and demanded extortion.