Nagpur: In a major twist, the accused Neeraj Singh Rathod from Gujarat, who claimed to be the PA of BJP President JP Nadda and demanded money from MLAs from across the country, emerged as a BJP worker. Not only this, the police investigation has revealed that he is also an active member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Neeraj Singh Rathod from Ahmedabad is highly educated and unemployed. He was an activist of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was working as a member of BJP. Neeraj understood BJP’s working method. He participated in Nadda’s meetings. Then, using Nadda’s name, with the help of an accomplice, he lured BJP MLAs with ministerial posts and asked for money.
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According to the police, the accused made phone calls to BJP MLA Vikas Kumbhare (Central Nagpur), Tekchand Savarkar (Kamptee), Tanaji Mutkule (Hingoli), Narayan Kuche (Badnapur), Pravin Arlekar (Goa), and Basha Mowachang (Nagaland) and offered them ministerships in exchange for lakhs of rupees.
Meanwhile, it has come to the fore that three MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reportedly fell prey to the Ahmedabad-based fraudster who promised them ministership in the Shinde-Fadnavis government. Online transactions were made by these MLAs after receiving several phone calls with promising words from a man who impersonated himself as BJP National President J P Nadda.
The accused Neeraj Singh Rathod was arrested by Nagpur Police from his residence, on Tuesday. The cops bundled him in a police jeep and started for Nagpur. Nagpur Police initiated the action on the complaint by MLA Vikas Kumbhare (Central Nagpur). Besides Kumbhare, the conman had made phone calls to MLAs Tekchand Savarkar (Kamptee), Tanaji Mutkule (Hingoli), Narayan Kuche (Badnapur), Pravin Arlekar (Goa), and Basha Mowachang (Nagaland) and offered them ministerships in exchange of money. In the case of MLA Kumbhare, the fraudster, who claimed to be Personal Assistant of BJP National President J P Nadda, promised him Urban Development Ministry in Maharashtra Government. Another fraudster, pretending to be Nadda himself, joined the conversation.
Mobile shop-owner was receiving payments
Reports claimed that the owner of a mobile shop located near the house of accused Neeraj Singh Rathod was working as a payment receiver. He received online payments made by the MLAs and handed-over cash to Neeraj Singh after keeping his commission. After receiving the information, the police officials decided to add Section 120 (b) of the Indian Penal Code to the case registered against the fraudster.
