3 Jharkhand Congress MLAs caught carrying huge amount of cash in Bengal's Howrah

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

Superintendent of Howrah Rural Police Swati Bhangalia said the three Congress legislators -- Jamtara MLA Irfan Ansari, Khijri MLA Rajesh Kachhap and Kolebira MLA Naman Bixal – were apprehended in Panchla during a naka checking on Saturday following a specific input that a huge amount of cash was being transported in a certain model of car.

"We had received a specific input that a huge amount of cash is being transported in a certain car. So we interrupted the car. We have found a huge amount of cash from the bag of one of the MLA's.

The money is so huge that we have had to arrange for note counting machines. The cash would be counted once the machines come," she said.

Asked about the source of the fund, she said: "We are trying to figure this out by talking to three legislators. The legal process is on".

On whether the MLAs were being detained, the SP said: "First we have to ascertain how they got hold of so much cash and from where, and what was its final destination." (UNI)