Two Ashok Gehlot Aides Raided In Jaipur Amid Rajasthan Congress Turmoil
courtesy: NDTV
Jaipur/ New Delhi: Amid crisis brewing in Rajasthan after Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot's open revolt against the Congress, two of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's aides were raided this morning.
Rajiv Arora, vice president of the party's Rajasthan unit, and Dharmendra Rathore were raided hours after the ruling Congress denied any threat to its government in a late-night press briefing.
Five premises linked to the two leaders were raided in Jaipur and Kota over allegations of "tax evasion", officials at the Income Tax Department told NDTV.
Over 80 officers are a part of a massive tax raids launched early this morning in Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai and Kota. "The department initiated action on the basis of inputs of huge cash transactions taking place and the alleged links of different business groups to these transactions," officials said.
Sachin Pilot had set his party up for another state collapse on Sunday just three months after the Congress lost Madhya Pradesh to the BJP. Mr Pilot, who is camping in Delhi, claims the support of 30 MLAs.
This morning, the 42-year-old leader said that he is "not joining the BJP" amid reports that he was likely to meet BJP chief JP Nadda.
But he had earlier refused to attend a key meeting of Congress MLAs called by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today, being viewed as a show of strength.
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Tribal man brings dead sister's skeleton to bank to withdraw money from her account
Keonjhar (PTI): A tribal man in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Monday brought the skeleton of his dead sister to a bank to withdraw the money deposited in her name, police said.
The incident occurred at Maliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank located at Patana block of Keonjhar district. The man was identified as Jeetu Munda (50) of Dianali village. He was seeking to withdraw Rs 20,000 from the bank account of his elder sister, Kalra Munda (56), who died on January 26, 2026.
"I have run several times to the bank, and the people there told me to bring the account holder to withdraw money deposited in her name. Though I told them that she had died, they did not listen to me and insisted on bringing her to the bank. Therefore, out of frustration, I dug the grave and brought out her skeleton as proof of her death," an illiterate Jeetu Munda told reporters.
Patana Police Station Inspector in charge (IIC) Kiran Prasad Sahu, who reached the bank after getting information, said, "Jeetu is an illiterate tribal man. He does not know what the legal heir or nominee is. The bank officials have failed to make him understand the procedure to withdraw money from the dead person's account."
However, after the incident, the police assured Jeetu Munda that they would facilitate the withdrawal of money from the bank account of his dead sister. Later, the skeleton was again buried at the graveyard in presence of police.
Meanwhile, local Block Development Officer (BDO) Manas Dandpat said that he was not approached by anyone for the legal heir of late Kalra Munda. "Today only, I came to know about it. We will see what can be done to resolve the issue," the BDO said.
Meanwhile, bank sources said that the nominee in Kalra Munda's bank account was also dead. Therefore, Jeetu Munda was the lone claimant over the money deposited in her name.
The local administration has directed the bank officers to make arrangements and ensure that Jeetu Munda, who is the only claimant as per the rules, gets the money as soon as possible.
