The Central Bureau of Investigation probing the “larger conspiracy angle” in the Sharada and other chit fund cases has onceagain summoned former Kolkata Commissioner of Police Rajiv Kumar.
Kumar who is already being investigated in the Sharada chit fund casehas been summoned to explain his role as the nodal investigatingofficer in the Rose Valley case, Agency sources said adding the topIndian Police Service officer who is currently officiating as theAdditional Director General, CID has asked for a month's time torespond to the CBI's summons.
Hours after receiving the summons two CID officers on Thursdaysubmitted a letter on his behalf seeking a month's time forappearance, CBI sources said. Kumar who was earlier probed by the CBI for days in Shillong and who is currently prohibited by the Calcutta High Court from venturing outside his bungalow —as one of the conditions of him not being arrested by the central agency — was for the first time summoned in Rs 27,000 crore Rose Valley case. Earlier he was being interrogated in Rs 2,500 Sharada chit fund case.
In a related development TMC MP and popular Bangla actor Shatabdi Roy was on Thursday grilled for several hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection to the Sharada case, sources said.
Roy functioned as the brand ambassador of one of the companies of Saradha Group, along with actor Mithun Chakraborty. Last month, former TMC MP Kunal Ghosh had appeared before the ED for questioning in connection with the chit fund case.
The three-time Member of Parliament had earlier offered to return Rs 25 lakh that she had allegedly received from the RV authorities as fees for some alleged services rendered to them.