ED summons East Bengal Club official Debabrata Sarkar in Saradha chit fund case

East Bengal Club official Debabrata Sarkar was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. 

Debabrata Sarkar had been asked to appear for questioning on Wednesday at the CGO Complex office of the ED.

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In the past, Debabrata was accused of taking Rs 4 crore from Saradha Group owner Sudipta Sen for sponsorship in the name of East Bengal Club. 

Arindam Das, an associate of Sudipta Sen and an agent of and an agent of Saradha Group, has also been summoned by the ED.

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Earlier, the East Bengal Club was also involved in the Rose Valley controversy. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has twice summoned Devdas Samajdar, the club's accountant, for questioning in the Rose Valley case.

The ED has been given charge of probing the money laundering aspect of the Saradha chit fund scam.

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