A resident of Morbi in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district, accused Neeraj Singh Rathod was taken into custody on Tuesday . (PTI)
Over the previous three months, Rathod bought in contact with 28 MLAs from Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Delhi providing them ministerial berths for cash and managed to con three of them
A person from Gujarat arrested by Nagpur police for allegedly taking cash from three BJP MLAs in Maharashtra on the promise of ministerial berths within the Eknath Shinde-led authorities was in contact with 28 MLAs from many states, a senior official mentioned on Saturday. He had been arrested by Delhi police in an analogous case final yr, the official mentioned.
A resident of Morbi in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district, accused Neeraj Singh Rathod was taken into custody on Tuesday earlier than being introduced right here.
Over the previous three months, the police official mentioned, Rathod bought in contact with 28 MLAs from Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Delhi providing them ministerial berths for cash and managed to con three of them.
Rathod referred to as up the three MLAs by posing as the private assistant to BJP president J P Nadda, he mentioned. In the course of the dialog, he additionally lied to his targets that the politician could be becoming a member of the decision but it surely was Rathod who spoke in a special voice, the official mentioned.
The official mentioned Rathod cheated a BJP legislator from Delhi by providing him a task linked with the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the Centre’s flagship housing scheme. He was arrested on the criticism of the MLA and bought on bail in January this yr, he mentioned.
A case has been registered in opposition to Rathod beneath Sections 419 (dishonest by personation), 420 (dishonest and dishonestly inducing supply of property), and 511 (punishment for making an attempt to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for all times or different imprisonment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
He has additionally been charged beneath part 120 (B) (felony conspiracy), one other official mentioned earlier, including that in the course of the preliminary probe, the police discovered that the proprietor of a cellular store situated close to Rathod’s home obtained cash on-line.
Following the Supreme Court docket’s ruling on points associated to the June 2022 break up within the Shiv Sena, which gave a reprieve to the Eknath Shinde authorities, there was a buzz {that a} cupboard enlargement may occur quickly.
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