The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Nawada, Giriraj Singh on Saturday claimed that the recovered money belonged to his businessman cousin.
Singh along with his businessman cousin visited the Sri Krishna Puri police station and recorded his statement.
'What I had to say, I told them. I have told them that it was my cousin's and the latter has given his views in front of the officials," BJP MP, Giriraj Singh said.
The reported recovery of Rs 1.14 crore cash, 600 US dollars, gold and silver jewellery and six luxury watches purportedly stolen from the house of BJP MP Giriraj Singh on Tuesday kicked up a political storm in the state.
Police on July 9 recovered from an auto rickshaw cash and other valuables stolen from Singh's flat after arresting four persons, including his bodyguard and servant.
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