BHAGALPUR: Two days after a police station SHO lodged a case against an RJD MLA for allegedly pressuring him to hush up two cases of murder in Bhojpur district, Bhagalpur DSP (HQ) Rama Krishna Gupta on Wednesday lodged a ‘sanaha’ (complaint) against JD (U)’s Gopalpur MLA Narendra Kumar Neeraj alias Gopal Mandal for allegedly intimidating him.

The RJD and JD (U) along with the Congress formed the government in the state on November 20 after their alliance won 178 of the state’s 243 seats in the just-concluded assembly election.

The DSP’s complaint to the Adampur police station alleged the MLA told him “either you or I will remain here” when he refused to release his supporters arrested in connection with a case of misbehaviour with the DSP.

The MLA’s five supporters were booked on a complaint of the DSP’s bodyguard after they threatened to throw the DSP into the Ganga when asked to reverse their vehicle during a traffic snarl on the Vikramshila Setu on Monday night. Two of them were arrested on Tuesday.

The MLA later allegedly reached the DSP’s office to get his supporters released. The DSP’s office is situated beside the office of City SP Avkash Kumar who is currently officiating as the district SP.

The JD (U) MLA on Tuesday denied he ever intimidated the DSP. Gupta, on his part, told TOI that senior police and government officials were aware of the incident and related facts.

Adampur police station SHO Shatrughan Kumar said the matter was being investigated.