India, July 30 -- A local office-bearer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jalgaon has emerged as the prime accused in a bizarre case involving the impersonation of BJP MLC Prasad Lad to fraudulently transfer Rs.3.6 crore from his local area development fund.

The accused, 29-year-old Amit Solunke, allegedly forged official documents, duplicated Lad's signature, and used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to mimic his voice in an attempt to move the funds from Ratnagiri-Lad's nodal district in the Konkan region-to Beed in Marathwada.

The case came to light on July 2 when Lad filed a complaint at the Sion police station, stating that someone had impersonated him and initiated a fake request to divert the funds. The Maharashtra Legisla...