{"id":19746,"date":"2022-07-31T07:59:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T02:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northeastrising.in\/?p=19746"},"modified":"2022-07-31T07:59:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T02:29:42","slug":"howrah-huge-cash-haul-from-car-carrying-3-jharkhand-congress-mlas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northeastrising.in\/test\/howrah-huge-cash-haul-from-car-carrying-3-jharkhand-congress-mlas\/","title":{"rendered":"Howrah: \u2018Huge\u2019 cash haul from car carrying 3 Jharkhand Congress MLAs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howrah, July 31:\u00a0<\/strong>Three Congress MLAs from Jharkhand were being questioned after police in Kolkata’s twin city of Howrah acted on a tip-off and stopped their car Saturday evening when they were traveling through Bengal, and found a large pile of cash.<\/p>\n

The haul was so large that police sought counting machines from a bank to know the amount, said Howrah (rural) SP Swati Bhangalia.<\/p>\n

The vehicle was intercepted at the Panchla-Ranihati intersection based on information about a cash load stashed away in it, but police knew nothing initially about the passengers.<\/p>\n

Cops learned later that the travellers are Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap, and Naman Vixel Kongari – three Congress legislators from the neighbouring state, on their way from Jamtara<\/a> <\/span>in Jharkhand to East Midnapore in Bengal.<\/p>\n

The MLAs were taken to a police station for questioning. “They are asked to reveal the money’s source. Cash counting machines have been sought from a nearby bank branch,”<\/strong> a police officer said. Sources said none of the MLAs have declared the source of the money they were carrying.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress said this was “UTTERLY SHOCKING!”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cUTTERLY SHOCKING! Huge amounts of cash recovered from a car of @INCIndia MLA from Jharkhand – intercepted at Howrah. Apparently, 3 INC MLAs were travelling in the car. Is ED going after only a select few?,\u201d<\/strong> tweeted Trinamool Congress.<\/p>\n

\u201cED, are you taking a note or the matter is not grievous enough? Machines were brought in to count a huge amount of cash found in a vehicle in which 3 Jharkhand MLAs were travelling. We demand a thorough investigation into the matter,\u201d<\/strong> added TMC.<\/p>\n

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UTTERLY SHOCKING!<\/p>\n

Huge amounts of cash recovered from a car of @INCIndia<\/a> MLA from Jharkhand – intercepted at Howrah.<\/p>\n

Apparently, 3 INC MLAs were travelling in the car.<\/p>\n

Is ED going after only a select few? https:\/\/t.co\/adUUhW5txr<\/a><\/p>\n

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) July 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n