Aaron Schock (33), Republican Congressman from Illinois and an apparent supporter of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has resigned from his position amidst an ethics investigation that included questions about why he did not disclose that he took a photographer with him on a trip to India.

In a statement Mr. Schock, who will leave Congress on March 31, said, “Constant questions over the last six weeks have proven a great distraction that has made it too difficult for me to serve the people.” In 2013, Mr. Schock was part of a delegation of Congressmen that travelled to meet Mr. Modi in Gujarat, who was then the State Chief Minister and faced a visa ban by the U.S.

Mr. Schock quit after multiple complaints surfaced on Capitol Hill, including the allegation that he paid photographer Jonathan Link and his studio nearly $50,000 last year.

Chicago-based Indian-American businessman Shalabh Kumar, reportedly raised between $3,000 to $16,000 per trip participant, confirmed to The Hindu that all participants had been “aware of the rules restricting American lawmakers from the acceptance of gifts and sponsored trips.”

Mr. Link was listed as “personnel” on Mr. Schock’s expenses account reimbursed by tax payer dollars, it was noted, even though no specific details about Mr. Link or how much he was paid for travel and accommodations were disclosed, an omission that Mr. Schock’s office called “an oversight.”

Neither Mr. Link nor Mr. Schock’s office responded to media queries about the Congressman’s India trip and costs.

Additional claims by Mr. Schock on tax payer money included excess mileage charges to the tune of nearly 260,000 miles in total last year, and a “donor-built retail portfolio” that included a house that Mr. Schock owned in Peoria, Illinois, which was reportedly built, financed and then purchased by donors.

Further, reports said, a company managed by Mr. Schock purchased a commercial property from a donor for $300,000 and then signed a mortgage application listing the value of the property for twice that amount.