RANCHI: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to all 5 persons, including 3 suspended Congress MLAs -- Irfan Ansari, Naman Bixal Kongari and Rajesh Kachhap -- arrested by West Bengal Police on July 30 in connection with cash seizure case.
While granting bail, the double bench of the court also directed them not to leave Kolkata for the next three months and asked them to ensure that they appear before the investigative officer of the case every week.
The court has also directed them to furnish bail bond of Rs 1 lakh each. Meanwhile, the court ordered to transfer the case to the MP-MLA court for conducting the trial.
A total of five persons, including the three MLAs, were arrested by West Bengal Police on July 30 along with Rs 49 Lakh cash, allegedly for their involvement in hatching conspiracy to topple Hemant Soren Government in Jharkhand.
A day after the three Congress MLAs were nabbed with cash in their vehicle by West Bengal Police, Bormo MLA Kumar Jaimangal lodged an FIR against them for making attempts to topple Hemant Soren Government in Jharkhand which came into power with thumping majority. Jaimangal in his FIR also alleged that he was also offered gratification along with a definite ministerial berth to topple the present alliance government of JMM, Congress and RJD.
Jaimangal further alleged that the MLAs were offered Rs 10 crore each for switching sides.
According to Jaimangal, Irfan Ansari and Rajesh Kacchap wanted him to come to Kolkata and then to Gauhati, where, they will make him meet Assam Chief Minister Hemant Biswa Sarma, who will give assurance with a definite ministerial berth apart from the money. Ansari told Jaimangal that he has already been promised Health Ministry in the new government, stated Bermo MLA in his FIR.