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Mohammad Shahabuddin (Indian politician)
May 10, 1967 – May 1, 2021
Indian criminal and politician (1967–2021)
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Mohammad Shahabuddin was an Indian gangster and don, from the state of Bihar, who later became a politician, serving as an MLA and Member of Parliament from the Siwan constituency in the state of Bihar. He was a former member of the National Executive Committee of the Janata Dal and the Rashtriya Janata Dal. Shahabuddin was disqualified from contesting elections following his conviction for the kidnapping and disappearance of Chote Lal Gupta, an activist of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation for which he was serving a life sentence. He was also accused of killing 15 other Communist Party activists, including the former student leader Chandrashekhar Prasad.
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- Birthday · May 10
- Anniversary · May 1
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