Madhya Pradesh EOW detains bishop from Nagpur airport in cheating case

The Madhya Pradesh Economic Offences Wing on Monday detained P C Singh, bishop of the Church of North India's Jabalpur Diocese, from Nagpur Airport in Maharashtra for questioning in a cheating case registered against him, an official said.

Last Thursday, the EOW claimed to have recovered around Rs 1.60 crore in Indian and foreign currencies from the bishop's residence in Jabalpur during searches followed the registration of the cheating case against Singh, who was then in Germany.

The Economic Offences Wing took help of various agencies, including the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), to monitor the movements of Singh on return from abroad, EOW's Superintendent of Police Devendra Singh Rajput told PTI.

"Singh was taken into custody from the Nagpur Airport for interrogation in connection with the cheating case registered against him," he said.

The EOW last month registered the case against Bishop Singh after a complaint alleged that he indulged in financial misconduct in ...