In a recent development,it is now known that Indian politician Raja Bhaiya was travelling in a Helicopter meet with an accident, as his helicopter crashlanded in the river Ganges,badly injuring the pilot near Allahabad. Raja Bhaiyas condition is said to be critical.
It can be recalled that Raja Bhaiya,whose original name is Raghuraj Pratap Singh, more commonly known as Raja Bhaiya is an Indian criminal-politician and scion of the Bhadri dynasty (Oudh line) of Kunda, Uttar Pradesh. He is under trial in 35 criminal cases including several of murder, assault, possession of illegal weapons like AK-56 rifles, etc., and is currently an Independent MLA, having been elected from Kunda in the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, 2007. Seen as an ally of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party, Raja Bhaiya has been a minister in the Mulayam government. In the period, 2002-2004, he was jailed on terrorism charges resulting from a large cache of weapons found with him.