Lawyer Who Filed Plea Against Jharkhand Chief Minister Arrested: Police
NDTV
Police said he was picked up from a bar under the Hare Street police station area executing a warrant issued against him by the Jharkhand Police.
Rajiv Kumar, the lawyer who had filed a PIL against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren over corruption, was arrested by the Kolkata Police Detective Department (DD) on charges of allegedly duping people of money.
Police said he was picked up from a bar under the Hare Street police station area executing a warrant issued against him by the Jharkhand Police.
Police claim he was arrested in a cheating case lodged against him in Jharkhand. Police found cash amounting to Rs 50 lakh with him.
As per information, he had got one PIL filed in Ranchi High Court against one Kolkata-based businessman and was demanding Rs 10 crore to withdraw the PIL. In initial negotiations, he came down to Rs 4 crore and finally to Rs 1 crore. The first instalment of Rs 50 lakh was paid Sunday when he was caught redhanded.
