CBI serves discover to Abhishek Banerjee’s spouse in coal pilferage case, asks her to hitch probe

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday summoned the spouse of TMC chief and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee asking her to hitch the probe within the coal pilferage case. A workforce of the CBI served discover at Banerjee’s Kolkata residence at present. 

According to knowledgeable sources, the probe company desires to interrogate Banerjee’s spouse at present itself.

The CBI is probing a multi-crore coal rip-off in Bengal whereby the company is investigating two kingpins — Anup Majhi alias Lala, and Binay Mishra. Both are absconding and have been named by the company as proclaimed offenders. The investigating company has issued a look-out discover in opposition to each of them. 

At a public rally, BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari had claimed that Lala used to switch cash to Abhishek’s spouse Rujira Narula Banerjee’s checking account. He alleged that Lala transferred Rs 1.5 lakh Thai foreign money each day to Rujira’s checking account in Bangkok. Meanwhile, the CBI is probing if Rujira had any enterprise relations with Lala.

Reacting to the CBI discover, Abhishek Banerjee mentioned he has full religion within the regulation of the land, and wouldn’t be “cowed down” by the “ploys”. 

“At 2 pm today, the CBI served a notice in the name of my wife. We have full faith in the law of the land. However, if they think they can use these ploys to intimidate us, they are mistaken. We are not the ones who would ever be cowed down,” Banerjee mentioned in his assertion. 

In a pointy assault, the Trinamool Congress hit out on the Centre, alleging political vendetta because the CBI served a discover to Banerjee’s spouse. In an announcement, the social gathering mentioned that individuals will give a befitting reply to the BJP over this throughout the polls. 

“So predictable. So desperate. All BJP allies have left them. So the only loyal allies are CBI and ED. CBI is the only ally of the BJP left,” it said. The social gathering mentioned it was not scared and can battle it out. 

The meeting elections in West Bengal are due in April-May. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a vigorous marketing campaign to oust the ruling TMC that had secured consecutive wins in 2011 and 2016 below its chief Mamata Banerjee. A Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjeewields appreciable affect within the social gathering and has been main the Trinamool Congress’ counter-attack.

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