Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) Police have tightened the security of Siwan jail in the state and are planning to install a close circuit TV in the cell of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammed Shahabuddin, following intelligence reports that the RJD leader could escape.

Shahabuddin was shifted to Siwan jail in November 2006 after a successful surgery in New Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

"We have tightened the security of Siwan jail and planning to install a close circuit TV in the cell of Shahabuddin after a report of a special branch superintendent of police alerted that he could try to escape from the jail," Siwan Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar said Friday.

He said that Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) personnel were also directed to keep a close watch on the jail in view of the report.

However, the RJD has reacted sharply against the intelligence report, terming it as a move to mentally torture the leader. "Sahabuddin is a law abiding MP and he always respected the court," RJD leader Shayam Rajak said.

In June 2006, the state government had constituted a special court at Siwan to conduct the cases pending against Shahabuddin.

A Lok Sabha member from Siwan since 1996, Shahabuddin faces charges in over 40 criminal cases, including those relating to murder, abduction and possession of illegal arms and stolen vehicles.