Three Jharkhand Congress MLAs intercepted with huge stash of cash in Bengal: Police

Three Jharkhand Congress MLAs were intercepted in West Bengal’s Howrah district with huge amount of cash in their car, police said.

Superintendent of Police Swati Bhangalia said the three Congress legislators — Jamtara MLA Irfan Ansari, Khijri MLA Rajesh Kachhap and Kolebira MLA Naman Bixal – were apprehended with huge amounts of cash.

The officer said acting on specific input, the vehicle in which the lawmakers were travelling were intercepted on National Highway-16 at Ranihati in the Panchla police station area of the district.

Bhangalia said the cash would be counted once the machines come, adding the MLAs are also being questioned about the source of the money and where it was being taken to.

The Congress shares power with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the state.

The BJP said ever since their government came to power, corruption is on a rise in the state.

“Earlier too, large amounts of cash were caught in Jharkhand – at officers’ homes. They use public’s hard-earned income for other purposes. Police caught them and it came to light,” Aditya Sahu, state general secretary of the BJP, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.