The CBI, probing into the multi-crore chit fund scam in Odisha, today interrogated Kamalakanta Das, owner of a hotel at Janpath here, over his alleged links with the Artha Tatwa (AT) Group and the Seashore Group, two major players in the scam.
Das was reportedly grilled for around two and a half hours at the CBI office here.
After coming out of the office, Das said, “The CBI had asked me to depose before it in connection with AT Group and Seashore Group links. The agency had sought information regarding a particular person from me, and I have provided the information. The investigating officers showed me photos of some persons with Subhankar Nayak and told me to identify them.”
Notably, Subhankar was an influence peddler who had acted as the middleman between the Seashore Group and top bureaucrats. Subhankar, who was arrested by the CBI on November 18, 2014, is currently lodged in the Jharpada Circle Jail here.