Narada sting: ED quizzes TMC MP Aparupa Poddar, CBI visits Madan Mitra's flat

After being summoned, TMC MP from Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency in Hooghly district of West Bengal, Aparupa Poddar, reached ED office at CGO Complex in Kolkata's Salt Lake area.

She was interrogated for hours and her statement was recorded, according to sources.

Earlier on Aug 31, Aparupa Poddar was questioned for hours by CBI in connection with the same case at her residence at Rishra in Hooghly district.

Meanwhile, a four-member team of CBI visited former cabinet minister Madan Mitra's flat at Dakshineswar near Kolkata, where Narada News's former CEO Mathew Samuel allegedly handed over money to Mitra.

Madan Mitra was with the CBI team during the reconstruction of the episode and claimed that he had cooperated with the probe agency.

Mitra was quizzed by the CBI in connection with Narada sting operation last month.

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)