Kolkata money haul case: All three suspended Jharkhand Congress MLAs skip ED questioning

Express News Service

RANCHI: Three suspended Jharkhand Congress MLAs, Naman Bixal Kongari, dealing with an investigation in a money haul case, on Tuesday sought two weeks’ time for showing earlier than the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The three MLAs are attempting to keep away from questioning by Enforcement Directorate within the Kolkata money restoration case as all of them skipped the summons issued to them asking to look earlier than the central investigation company on three separate dates January 13, 16 and 17 respectively.

Interestingly, all three MLAs have sought two weeks’ time to look earlier than ED. Kolebira MLA Naman Bixal Kongari, additionally an accused within the money haul case, didn’t seem earlier than the ED on Tuesday searching for two weeks’ time saying that he acquired the summons very late.

Kongari’s counsel Chandrabhanu reached ED’s zonal workplace in Ranchi and made a submission that since his consumer acquired summon on January 14, it was fairly troublesome for him to look earlier than the investigation businesses in such a brief time frame.

“We have sought two weeks time to appear before the agency,” stated Kongari’s lawyer Chandrabhanu. On Monday additionally, Khijri MLA Rajesh Kachchap additionally sought two weeks’ time for showing earlier than the ED citing pre-scheduled engagements.

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Earlier, on January 13, Jamtara MLA Irfan Ansari had additionally sought two weeks’ time on well being grounds. The ED is investigating this case which was initially lodged by the Bengal police on the premise of a zero FIR lodged by Jharkhand Congress MLA Kumar Jaimangal alias Anoop Singh. ED had additionally already recorded the assertion of MLA Kumar Jaimangal alias Anup Singh within the case on December 24.

Notably, Kumar Jaimangal had lodged FIR towards the three Congress MLAs, who have been caught by Kolkata police together with money on July 31, alleging them of hatching conspiracy to topple the federal government in Jharkhand.

He had additionally alleged in his FIR that Irfan Ansari and Rajesh Kacchap wished him to return to Kolkata together with them and take him to Guwahati, the place they are going to make him meet Hemant Biswa Sarma, who will give him assurance of a particular ministerial berth other than the cash.

Kumar Jaimangal had alleged that every of the MLAs was provided Rs 10 crore together with a ministerial berth for a couple of of them to topple the federal government. Since he didn’t need to be part of this unconstitutional, unethical prison exercise and therefore, knowledgeable the police searching for motion towards the three MLAs for pressurizing him to return to Kolkata and accompany them to Guwahati.

RANCHI: Three suspended Jharkhand Congress MLAs, Naman Bixal Kongari, dealing with an investigation in a money haul case, on Tuesday sought two weeks’ time for showing earlier than the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The three MLAs are attempting to keep away from questioning by Enforcement Directorate within the Kolkata money restoration case as all of them skipped the summons issued to them asking to look earlier than the central investigation company on three separate dates January 13, 16 and 17 respectively.

Interestingly, all three MLAs have sought two weeks’ time to look earlier than ED. Kolebira MLA Naman Bixal Kongari, additionally an accused within the money haul case, didn’t seem earlier than the ED on Tuesday searching for two weeks’ time saying that he acquired the summons very late.

Kongari’s counsel Chandrabhanu reached ED’s zonal workplace in Ranchi and made a submission that since his consumer acquired summon on January 14, it was fairly troublesome for him to look earlier than the investigation businesses in such a brief time frame.

“We have sought two weeks time to appear before the agency,” stated Kongari’s lawyer Chandrabhanu. On Monday additionally, Khijri MLA Rajesh Kachchap additionally sought two weeks’ time for showing earlier than the ED citing pre-scheduled engagements.

ALSO READ | ED points discover to 3 suspended Congress MLAs in Kolkata money restoration case

Earlier, on January 13, Jamtara MLA Irfan Ansari had additionally sought two weeks’ time on well being grounds. The ED is investigating this case which was initially lodged by the Bengal police on the premise of a zero FIR lodged by Jharkhand Congress MLA Kumar Jaimangal alias Anoop Singh. ED had additionally already recorded the assertion of MLA Kumar Jaimangal alias Anup Singh within the case on December 24.

Notably, Kumar Jaimangal had lodged FIR towards the three Congress MLAs, who have been caught by Kolkata police together with money on July 31, alleging them of hatching conspiracy to topple the federal government in Jharkhand.

He had additionally alleged in his FIR that Irfan Ansari and Rajesh Kacchap wished him to return to Kolkata together with them and take him to Guwahati, the place they are going to make him meet Hemant Biswa Sarma, who will give him assurance of a particular ministerial berth other than the cash.

Kumar Jaimangal had alleged that every of the MLAs was provided Rs 10 crore together with a ministerial berth for a couple of of them to topple the federal government. Since he didn’t need to be part of this unconstitutional, unethical prison exercise and therefore, knowledgeable the police searching for motion towards the three MLAs for pressurizing him to return to Kolkata and accompany them to Guwahati.