Archive · 10 Jan 2026
Congress MLA Arrested in Chhattisgarh Cheating Case
A Congress MLA from Chhattisgarh named Baleshwar Sahu was arrested for cheating and forgery.
He and another person, Gautam Rathore, are accused of tricking a man named Raj Kumar Sharma out of a lot of money.
They allegedly told Sharma to take a loan and then used his money for themselves.
The court did not allow them to go free on bail, and they will stay in jail until January 22.
The Congress party says this is a conspiracy by the BJP, but the police say their investigation found the allegations to be true.
Congress MLA Baleshwar Sahu arrested for cheating and forgery in Chhattisgarh.
Allegedly cheated Raj Kumar Sharma of Rs 42.78 lakh between 2015 and 2020.
Sahu and Gautam Rathore advised Sharma to take a Kisan Credit Card loan and misused it.
Court rejected Sahu's bail plea, sent to judicial custody until January 22.
Congress party claims it is a BJP conspiracy, while police confirm allegations are true.
- Who
- Congress MLA Baleshwar Sahu and Gautam Rathore
- What
- Arrested for cheating and forgery
- When
- Arrested on Friday, judicial custody until January 22
- Where
- Chhattisgarh, Jaijaipur constituency
- Why
- Allegedly cheated Raj Kumar Sharma of Rs 42.78 lakh
Congress Party
Police
Nature of the Case
Congress Party
The Congress party claims it is a BJP conspiracy against their MLA.
Police
The police confirm that the allegations of cheating and forgery are true based on their investigation.
- MLA Arrested
- Baleshwar Sahu
- Constituency
- Jaijaipur
- Alleged Amount Cheated
- Rs 42.78 lakh
- Period of Alleged Crime
- 2015-2020
- Charges Filed
- Cheating, Forgery
- Court Decision
- Bail Plea Rejected
- Judicial Custody Until
- January 22
- Accomplice
- Gautam Rathore
- Loan Type
- Kisan Credit Card (KCC)
- Amount Transferred
- Rs 24 lakh
Sources
Chhattisgarh Congress MLA arrested in cheating case, party calls it BJP ‘conspiracy’
Chhattisgarh: Court rejects bail plea of Congress MLA in cheating and forgery case, sends accused to judicial custody