Patna, March 14: Former Mrs India and BJP mayoral candidate Sweta Jha was caught in controversy after reels showing her posing with assault rifles went viral on social media on Tuesday.

Jha was holding an AK-47 rifle (without magazine) in one photograph and an INSAS rifle on the other. Following the photographs and videos going viral, questions are being raised as how she obtained these assault rifles. India Will Be Declared 'Akhand Hindu Rashtra' by 2026, Says Suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh.

Sweta Jha with AK-47:

Sources said that Patna police's Economic Offence Unit (EOU) has taken cognisance of the matter and called her appear before the investigators. Jha is expected to appear before EOU officials in one or two days. Uttar Pradesh: Woman Beats Up Hubby Along With Her Relatives in Hamirpur, Probe Launched After Video Goes Viral.

Jha was involved in high voltage drama in Kankarbagh police station last month after her car was damaged. A member of BJP working committee of Bihar, she also contested the mayor election last year but lost. Sources have said that she is fond of arms and ammunition.

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