J&K L-G Manoj Sinha had disclosed in the 2019 election affidavit that he had received Rs 25 lakh as an 'unsecured loan' from Sanjay Prakash Rai. Sinha unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Ghazipur constiuency on a BJP ticket.
The Uttar Pradesh special task force said that Sanjay Rai ‘Sherpuria’ and his aides collected crores of rupees from several people and organisations by forging documents with a false reference to the Prime Minister’s Office.