Cong MLA arrested in cheating case in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa; sent to jail till Jan 22

JANJGIR-CHAMPA: (Jan 9) Congress MLA Baleshwar Sahu was arrested on Friday in a cheating and forgery case in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, a police official said.

The legislator from Jaijaipur constituency was booked along with one Gautam Rathore in October last year on the complaint of Rajkumar Sharma (46), a resident of Sara Gaon police station area here, he added.

"As per the complaint, Sahu was a manager of a cooperative society in Bamhanidih, while Rathore was its salesman between 2015 and 2020. The duo allegedly advised Sharma to take a Kisan Credit Card loan against his 50 acres of land. Then Sahu and Rathore opened an account for Sharma at a private bank in Champa and also took a blank cheque from him. Sahu transferred Rs 24 lakh into his own account and that of his wife," the official said.