September 20, 2024

The World Opinion

Your Global Perspective

Bengal CID summons Assam businessman in Jharkhand MLAs’ money seizure case

By means of PTI

GUWAHATI: West Bengal Police has summoned Assam-based businessman Ashok Kumar Dhanuka in reference to its investigation into the Jharkhand MLAs’ money seizure case.

In keeping with assets, the Prison Investigation Division (CID) of West Bengal pasted a understand at the gate of Dhanuka’s place of dwelling right here, asking him to seem ahead of its investigators in Kolkata on Monday.

The businessman may just now not be reached for remark as his cellphones had been switched off.

3 Congress MLAs from Jharkhand – Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari – had been arrested by means of West Bengal Police on July 31 after Rs 49 lakh in money was once seized from a automobile by which they had been travelling.

The West Bengal CID took over the investigation from the Howrah Rural Police.

It isn’t straight away recognized when sleuths of the neighbouring state pasted the attention at the gate of Dhanuka’s place of dwelling.

Alternatively, on August 3, a four-member crew of the West Bengal CID had visited the BJP-ruled Assam as a part of the investigation within the money seizure case.

The crew sought after to gather CCTV pictures of the Guwahati airport because it was once alleged that the 3 Jharkhand MLAs had reached the Assam capital on July 29 and left the town the next day to come.

The Congress, which is part of the JMM-led executive in Jharkhand, alleged that the BJP was once looking to topple the Hemant Soren executive by means of providing Rs 10 crore each and every and a ministerial berth to MLAs.

The celebration has additionally dragged within the identify of the Assam Leader Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma within the alleged conspiracy, however those allegations had been rubbished by means of the BJP, which claimed that the grand previous celebration was once looking to disguise its personal corruption after the money was once discovered.

GUWAHATI: West Bengal Police has summoned Assam-based businessman Ashok Kumar Dhanuka in reference to its investigation into the Jharkhand MLAs’ money seizure case.

In keeping with assets, the Prison Investigation Division (CID) of West Bengal pasted a understand at the gate of Dhanuka’s place of dwelling right here, asking him to seem ahead of its investigators in Kolkata on Monday.

The businessman may just now not be reached for remark as his cellphones had been switched off.

3 Congress MLAs from Jharkhand – Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari – had been arrested by means of West Bengal Police on July 31 after Rs 49 lakh in money was once seized from a automobile by which they had been travelling.

The West Bengal CID took over the investigation from the Howrah Rural Police.

It isn’t straight away recognized when sleuths of the neighbouring state pasted the attention at the gate of Dhanuka’s place of dwelling.

Alternatively, on August 3, a four-member crew of the West Bengal CID had visited the BJP-ruled Assam as a part of the investigation within the money seizure case.

The crew sought after to gather CCTV pictures of the Guwahati airport because it was once alleged that the 3 Jharkhand MLAs had reached the Assam capital on July 29 and left the town the next day to come.

The Congress, which is part of the JMM-led executive in Jharkhand, alleged that the BJP was once looking to topple the Hemant Soren executive by means of providing Rs 10 crore each and every and a ministerial berth to MLAs.

The celebration has additionally dragged within the identify of the Assam Leader Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma within the alleged conspiracy, however those allegations had been rubbished by means of the BJP, which claimed that the grand previous celebration was once looking to disguise its personal corruption after the money was once discovered.