ED summons Kunal Ghosh in Saradha chit fund scam case
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The Enforcement Directorate has summoned TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh for interrogation in connection to Saradha chit fund scam case.
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh for interrogation in connection to Saradha chit fund scam case.
Kunal Ghosh has been asked to be present before the Enforcement Directorate officials on Tuesday at 11 am.
Kunal Ghosh was the CEO of Saradha Media, an arm of the Saradha Group which was busted in 2013 for its illegal operations. The TMC spokesperson was arrested by Bidhannagar police in 2013 for his alleged involvement in the chit fund scam.
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After receiving the ED notice, Kunal Ghosh said, “I will definitely go and cooperate with the investigating agency. In October 2013, they had summoned me and I had submitted all the required documents. If they want it again, I will do it.”
Kunal Ghosh also said that in 2015 the agency had filed a chargesheet and his name wasn’t present there.
The TMC spokesperson spent 34 months in jail, and in the custody of West Bengal Police and CBI. He got bail on October 5, 2016.
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