Coal Scam Case
Coal scam: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee faces ED interrogation in Delhi
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is quizzing Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at its Delhi office in connection with the ongoing probe into an illegal coal mining and smuggling case, officials said.
After being summoned by the central economic intelligence agency, the TMC MP from West Bengal's Diamond Harbour constituency arrived at ED office in Delhi's Jamnagar House at around 11 am Monday and he is currently being interrogated.
While entering the ED office, Abhishek, who is also the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, told the media that as a citizen he was joining the investigation to cooperate with the probe agency.
"ED had summoned me for Sept 6 and I am joining the probe here as I am always ready to face any investigation," Abhishek said.
Days ago, the ED had served notices to Abhishek and his wife, Rujira Naroola Banerjee, asking them to appear at the agency's Delhi office on Sept 6 and Sept 1 respectively.
Citing her two infants' health concerns amid COVID-19 pandemic, Rujira skipped the summon and requested the investigators to question her at her Kolkata residence.
Besides ED, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is also probing the recently unearthed Bengal-based illegal coal mining and smuggling scam, and months ago it quizzed Rujira as well as her kins in connection with the case.
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