ED freezes accounts of former Bengal DGP in Saradha chit fund rip-off

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KOLKATA: Swinging again into motion after 8 years, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday introduced a recent probe into the Saradha chit fund rip-off, which caused a large-scale political uproar in West Bengal, and iced over two accounts of Rajat Majumdar, the previous director basic of police of West Bengal and erstwhile legit of the accused corporate.

Majumdar, who was once vice-chairman of Saradha Team, was once interrogated on the central company’s Salt place of business until overdue on Saturday night time. Sleuths probing into the alleged rip-off recorded the observation of the previous IPS officer.

“The verdict of freezing Majumdar’s financial institution accounts was once taken after interrogating Majumdar. In long term, we would possibly summon extra people who find themselves believed to be the beneficiaries of the rip-off,’’ mentioned an ED legit.

The ED’s motion within the Saradha rip-off got here an afternoon after Calcutta Top Courtroom’s pass judgement on Abhijit Aganguly, who’s listening to the college recruitment rip-off case listening to, made a remark that he does no longer need the destiny of this probe to be like that of the Saradha rip-off.

In September 2014, the CBI had arrested Majumdar in reference to the company’s ongoing probe into the Rs 2,000 crore rip-off.

In February subsequent 12 months, he was once launched on bail.  

Majumdar was once additionally the ruling Trinamool Congress’s vice chairman when he was once arrested.

The ED had registered a case towards Saradha Team of Corporations in 2013 at the foundation of the FIRs by way of Kolkata police.

The central company have hooked up property of the corporate value over Rs 35 crore, which incorporates automobiles, constructions, residences, and bungalows in different districts throughout Bengal.

KOLKATA: Swinging again into motion after 8 years, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday introduced a recent probe into the Saradha chit fund rip-off, which caused a large-scale political uproar in West Bengal, and iced over two accounts of Rajat Majumdar, the previous director basic of police of West Bengal and erstwhile legit of the accused corporate.

Majumdar, who was once vice-chairman of Saradha Team, was once interrogated on the central company’s Salt place of business until overdue on Saturday night time. Sleuths probing into the alleged rip-off recorded the observation of the previous IPS officer.

“The verdict of freezing Majumdar’s financial institution accounts was once taken after interrogating Majumdar. In long term, we would possibly summon extra people who find themselves believed to be the beneficiaries of the rip-off,’’ mentioned an ED legit.

The ED’s motion within the Saradha rip-off got here an afternoon after Calcutta Top Courtroom’s pass judgement on Abhijit Aganguly, who’s listening to the college recruitment rip-off case listening to, made a remark that he does no longer need the destiny of this probe to be like that of the Saradha rip-off.

In September 2014, the CBI had arrested Majumdar in reference to the company’s ongoing probe into the Rs 2,000 crore rip-off.

In February subsequent 12 months, he was once launched on bail.  

Majumdar was once additionally the ruling Trinamool Congress’s vice chairman when he was once arrested.

The ED had registered a case towards Saradha Team of Corporations in 2013 at the foundation of the FIRs by way of Kolkata police.

The central company have hooked up property of the corporate value over Rs 35 crore, which incorporates automobiles, constructions, residences, and bungalows in different districts throughout Bengal.