India, June 6 -- LUCKNOW The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is preparing to seek custody of alleged D-118 gang leader Gyanendra Singh alias 'Mannu' through a production warrant as it expands its investigation into the murder of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari.

A local police official confirmed that Mannu, a resident of Sheetal Davani village in Ballia district, surrendered before a local court on Thursday in connection with a three-year-old Gangsters Act case, triggering a fresh round of action by the CBI. Although the agency attempted to secure his transit remand in the Rath murder case, legal and procedural hurdles prevented his immediate transfer.

The official confirmed that ...