Kolkata: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra in charges of multi-crore Saradha Scam.
Notify that Mitra is the first minister of West Bengal who had been arrested in Saradha Scam by CBI.
A senior official of CBI said, “CBI has arrested Madan Mitra, a Cabinet Minister in the Government of West Bengal on prima facie evidence of criminal conspiracy, cheating and misappropriation as well as deriving undue financial benefits from the Saradha Scam.”
Notify that TMC Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose too arrested by CBI three weeks ago in allegation of role in Saradha Scam.
Notify that CBI had summoned Mitra earlier on November 21, 2014.
Meanwhile he was admitted to a city hospital the Minister sought exemption from appearing before the CBI.
Mitra appeared before the office of the CBI located at CGO complex in Salt Lake area at around 11 AM on Friday.
CBI had also arrested retired DGP and Trinamool leader Rajat Majumdar along with three other people Debabrata Sarkar, Sandhir Agarwal and Sadanand Gogoi.
Bureau Report
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