Bihar: Ex-MLA’s grandson held for Rs 26 lakh loot from staffer

PATNA: Former MLA Musafir Paswan’s grandson turned out to be the mastermind behind Rs26 lakh loot from his staffer at Raghopur Chowk under Ahiyapur police station area in Muzaffarpur on August 25.
Paswan’s employee Mukesh Kumar Singh was robbed of the cash by bike-borne criminals when he was on way to Motihari on his bike to make payments to the workers.
Ahiyapur police station SHO Mukesh Kumar on Wednesday said five persons, including Musafir’s grandson Ajay Paswan, were arrested from different locations on Monday and Tuesday for their involvement in the loot case.
“Ajay (32) is the son of former MLA’s nephew Baldeo Paswan. The family lives near Musafir’s residence at Nazirpur under Ahiyapur police station area,” he said.
Besides Ajay, Akhilesh Paswan (31), Chintu alias Jhamo (19), Amarjeet Sahni (22) and one Puja Devi (26) were arrested. He said Rs1.79 lakh of the looted money was recovered from Puja’s residence. “Chintu, Amarjeet and Puja were sent to jail on Wednesday. The other two were forwarded to jail on Tuesday,” the SHO said.
The SHO said Ajay knew about cash transfer from Musafir’s residence. “He roped in the other criminals and planned the loot,” the SHO said.
He said Puja is the wife of one Sunil Mahto, who was also involved in the loot. “At least seven more criminals were yet to be arrested. Raids were on to nab them and recover the rest of the looted money,” he said.
He said Chintu is already accused in three loot cases lodged with Ahiyapur police station. The others evading arrest also have criminal background.