Coal Scam | Abhishek Banerjee Coal scam: CBI serves notice to Abhishek Banerjee's wife
Kolkata/IBNS: A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday afternoon visited the Kolkata residence of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, and served a notice to his wife, Rujira Naroola Banerjee, in connection with its ongoing probe into an illegal coal mining case, sources said.
According to sources in the central probe agency, the notice has been served to Rujira Banerjee under CrPC section 160 (attendance of witness) where she has been asked to appear before the agency as a witness for interrogation.
A senior CBI officer said that neither Abhishek Banerjee nor his wife was present at the house when a team of five sleuths of the investigation agency visited the location.
"Our men provided a contact number and asked to call us whenever Rujira Naroola Banerjee returns," the official said.
Besides CBI, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also probing the recently unearthed illegal coal mining racket and searching for influentials' involvements.
Abhishek Banerjee reacts:
He said: "At 2pm today, the CBI served a notice in the name of my wife. We have full faith in the law of the land. However, if they think they can use these ploys to intimidate us, they are mistaken. We are not the ones who would ever be cowed down."
At 2pm today, the CBI served a notice in the name of my wife. We have full faith in the law of the land. However, if they think they can use these ploys to intimidate us, they are mistaken. We are not the ones who would ever be cowed down. pic.twitter.com/U0YB6SC5b8
— Abhishek Banerjee (@abhishekaitc) February 21, 2021
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