New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Anant Singh, JD(U) candidate from Mokama and a local strongman, has been named as an accused in connection with the killing of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav.

Anant Singh, aka 'Chhote Sarkar', who seeks to reclaim the Mokama seat on a ticket of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), was arrested early on Sunday in connection with the case.

He, along with four others, was named in one of the FIRs filed based on a complaint by Yadav's grandson.

Anant Singh is reportedly Bihar's most enduring, yet controversial, politician. A quintessential "bahubali," Singh's life is indistinguishably linked with the volatile history of the Mokama assembly constituency.

A native of Nadwan village, the gangster-turned-pol...