The Special CBI CJM court here on Friday granted permission to the CBI to take a Bengali daily editor Suman Chattopadhyay on remand for three days in connection with the I-Core Group chit fund scam. He would be produced in court on Monday again.
The CBI had on Thursday arrested Chattopadhyay and he was produced before the court here. Chattopadhyay had allegedly received money in his bank accounts from the chit fund firm, CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said.
The I-Core Group had collected funds, mainly in Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal, through its chit fund schemes that promised returns at rates much higher than those prevailing in the market.
Chattopadhyay, also a director in Disha Productions and Media Private Limited (DPMPL), was arrested after several hours of questioning at the agency’s office at the CGO complex in Kolkata in a case registered against the I-Core Group, sources said.
“Investigation has revealed that funds collected illegally by the I-Core Group were allegedly diverted in the accounts of DPMPL as well as personal account of Chattopadhyay,” Dayal said.