Narada sting: CBI summons former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra
According to officials, a notice was served to Madan Mitra on Monday where he has been asked to appear at the Central probe agency's office in south Kolkata's Nizam Palace on Friday.
However, no reaction has been received from the former Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker yet.
Earlier on Monday, TMC MP Mukul Roy and Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari were interrogated for hours by CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED), respectively, in connection with the same case.
Since Mar 14 last year, news portal- Narada News- released several sting operation footage, where TMC's leaders, ministers, MPs and MLAs were allegedly seen accepting bribes.
From the beginning, TMC leadership had claimed that the sting footage was doctored and a conspiracy of the opposition parties.
After getting direction from the Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court, the CBI has started a probe into the case.
On April 17, the investigation agency registered an FIR in connection with the case under several non-bailable sections against 12 influential leaders, cabinet ministers, MLAs and MPs of TMC and one senior IPS officer, who were seen allegedly taking bribes in the sting footage, reports said.
Besides CBI, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case in the Narada sting and currently investigating the case.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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