A joint team of Bihar and Jharkhand police raided the house of BJP leader Giriraj Singh in Patna this morning to arrest him but could not find him.

The Jharkhand police team, armed with a Bokaro court order, said they would try to arrest him before he surrenders in court and if Singh continued to elude they would pray to the court for attaching his property.

Singh had yesterday said he will surrender before the court today.

Three FIRs – two at Deogarh and Bokaro in Jharkhand and one in Patna – were lodged against him at the behest of the
Election Commission.

Singh is contesting from Nawada Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket. Voting was held in Nawada on April 10.