Overview
- The video shows Anant Singh smoking at IGIMS in Patna during a medical visit from Beur jail, according to the reports.
- Smoking is banned on hospital premises, and police escorts seen in the clip did not intervene, prompting claims of VIP treatment.
- RJD figures, including Priyanka Bharti and Ejaz Ahmed, shared the footage and criticized the Nitish Kumar government’s law-and-order record.
- Singh, a five-time MLA, is in judicial custody in the Dular Chand Yadav murder case and has been taken to IGIMS for periodic checkups.
- He won the 2025 Mokama seat on a JD(U) ticket by 28,206 votes, according to Election Commission data, as questions mount over custodial conduct.