Muzzafarpur hit-and-run case: BJP leader surrenders; top 10 developments

The accused, Manoj Baitha, has been shifted to Patna Medical College for treatment of injuries he suffered in the incident

Manoj Baitha, the accused in the Muzzafarpur hit and run case in which 9 school children were killed, surrendered on Wednesday. The former BJP leader has been shifted to Patna Medical College for treatment of the injuries he suffered in the incident, news agency ANI said in a tweet.

He has, however, denied any involvement in the incident.

The accident took place on Saturday near Dharampur school on National Highway-77 in Bihar's Muzzafarpur when a Bolero jeep hit the children while they were crossing the road. Angry parents and residents of the area staged a protest demanding the arrest of the accused.

Opposition parties had also demanded strict action and accused the ruling NDA of shielding the BJP leader. BJP suspended the leader from the party for 6 years after an FIR was registered against him.

Meanwhile, the father of the accused has denied the involvement of his son in the incident.

Here are top 10 developments in the incident:

1. Accused Manoj Baitha surrenders: Suspended BJP leader Manoj Baitha has surrendered to the police and has been shifted to Patna Medical College for treatment of injuries he suffered in the incident, ANI said in a tweet.

2. Nitish Kumar not to celebrate Holi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar decided not be celebrating Holi, in the wake of the death of nine children and Janata Dal (United) leader Manibhushan Nishad in the Muzaffarpur hit-and-run case. Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also cancelled a Holi meet on March 1. "Sri Ravi Shankar Prasad has expressed his condolences, and in this sorrowful time, cancelled the Holi meet scheduled on March 1," an official statement released on behalf of the Union Law Minister read.

3. Father of the accused denies his son's involvement: The father of Manoj Baitha on Tuesday denied the involvement of his son in the Muzaffarpur hit-and-run case. He claimed the vehicle was being driven by their driver during the incident.

"While I was busy working in the fields, our driver took the car without intimating me. I have no idea where he took the car and for what purpose. We have never asked the driver where he takes the car," he said.

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