ED sends fresh notice to TMC leaders in Narada probe

The Enforcement Directorate sought property and investment details from Madan Mitra, Prasun Banerjee, and Firhad Hakim in connection with the Narada chit fund scam. The agency has been probing the money laundering aspect of the Narada sting operation, which was conducted in 2014 and aired in 2016.

The Enforcement Directorate sought property and investment details from three of the accused persons whose names were involved in Narada chit fund scam. 

Madan Mitra, Prasun Banerjee, and Firhad Hakim were told to submit their property and investment details immediately. The agency has been probing the money laundering aspect of the Narada sting operation, which was conducted in 2014 and aired in 2016.

According to sources, ED officials sent a notice to the three early this month, seeking investment/asset details from 2013. They also asked for income tax returns since 2013.

In July, the central investigating agency had sent notices to some Trinamool Congress leaders in connection with the Narada probe. It had sought their bank account and other financial details Trinamool had then termed the move vendetta politics carried out before the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls.

Firhad Hakim said that the ED has sought financial details of a club from him.

Prasun Banerjee said, “I received the letter from them early this month and submitted the documents despite this being the same set of documents. Since this is an investigation by a central investigating agency, we will surely cooperate with them.”