Patna, Jul 14 (PTI) The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police on Monday issued notices to former RJD MLA Bima Bharti and three others for interrogation in connection with a case of horse-trading, a statement said.

The EOU is investigating allegations of horse-trading ahead of the trust vote won by the NDA government in February 2024.

"Notices have been issued to former MLA Bima Bharti, Pramod Kumar, Sanjay Patel and Sunny Kumar for interrogation and recording of their statements in connection with a case of MLA Sudhanshu Shekhar's horse-trading," the statement said, without maintaining the date on which they were summoned.

Shekhar, a JD(U) MLA, alleged that he was offered a bribe to cross over for the RJD, which had lost power in the political upheaval that necessitated the floor test.

The EOU is tight-lipped about the role of the former RJD MLA in the case.

Shekhar had claimed that he was offered Rs 10 crore in cash and a ministerial berth if he helped the RJD win the trust vote and form a government headed by Tejashwi Yadav, who had lost his job as deputy CM following the volte-face by CM Nitish Kumar. PTI PKD SOM

Horse-trading investigation: notices issued for interrogation over alleged bribe and inducement tied to a trust vote. The Economic Offences Unit issued notices to a former MLA and three others for interrogation in a probe into alleged horse-trading linked to a trust vote; the inquiry centers on claims that an MLA was offered a bribe and a ministerial berth to switch allegiance, and the EOU has not specified the former MLA's role in the alleged conduct.