Bihar road rage case: Rocky Yadav surrenders before Gaya district court, sent to 14 days judicial custody

Rocky Yadav surrendered before the Gaya district court on Saturday, a day after the police could not trace him. Yadav has been sent to 14 days judicial custody.

The Supreme Court on Friday had stayed the bail granted by the Patna High Court on October 19 to Yadav in connection with the death of Aditya Sachdeva in the road rage incident, making it clear he will have to go back to jail.

Rocky is accused of shooting and killing Aditya Sachdeva, a Class XII student who was driving his Maruti car, for overtaking his SUV on May 7 this year near Gaya.

The Nitish Kumar government filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the Patna High Court's granting bail to Rocky Yadav.

After the Supreme Court stayed his bail, the police launched a manhunt when Yadav could not be located. Raids were conducted at various places in order to put him back to jail, Senior Superintendent of Police Garima Malik told PTI. "As soon as the Supreme Court judgement reached us the police raided Rocky Yadav's house in AP Colony, but did not find him there," the SP said.

The police filed an application in the court of Additional District Judge SP Mishra seeking non-bailable arrest warrant against Yadav to send him back to jail in accordance with the apex court judgement. Rocky Yadav's lawyer also filed an affidavit in the court of the ADJ during the day stating that he was out of Gaya and would come before the court on Sunday.

With PTI/ANI inputs