CBI Serves Notice to Wife of Mamata Banerjee s Nephew Abhishek in Coal Pilferage Case
The central probe agency had on Friday carried out a fresh round of searches in connection with the case.
Diamond Harbour MP and Mamata Banerjee s nephew, Abhishek Banerjee. Photo: Twitter/@abhishekaitc
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Kolkata: The CBI on Sunday, February 21, served a notice to the wife of TMC leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee at his Kolkata residence asking her to join the probe in the coal pilferage case, a development that could further raise the political temperature in poll-bound West Bengal.
The assembly elections are due in April-May in Bengal. The BJP has launched a vigorous campaign to oust the ruling TMC that had secured consecutive wins in 2011 and 2016 under Mamata Banerjee.
Updated Feb 22, 2021 | 15:25 IST
Responding to the notice, Rujira said that she is available to answer queries in connection with the case on Tuesday between 11 am to 3 pm. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee | Photo Credit: PTI
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee s wife Rujira Banerjee will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday to join the probe into the coal smuggling case.
A three-member team of CBI on Sunday visited the residence of Abhishek Banerjee, who is also West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s nephew, and served notice to his wife to join the probe in the case.
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Updated Feb 21, 2021 | 14:55 IST
The CBI officials have reached the TMC MP s residence in Kolkata to serve notice to his wife in the coal scam case, sources within the probe agency said. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee | Photo Credit: PTI
Kolkata: A three-member team of the Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday visited TMC MP and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s nephew Abhishek Banerjee s residence ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
CBI officials have reached the TMC MP s residence in south Kolkata to serve notice to his wife to join the probe in the coal smuggling case, sources within the probe agency said.
Coal theft case: CBI issues notice to Abhishek Banerjee s wife, sister-in-law
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TMC alleges political vendetta A CBI team on Sunday went to the Kolkata residence of Abhishek Banerjee, TMC MP and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s nephew, serving a notice to his wife and sister-in-law to join the probe in the coal pilferage case, a development that has further raised the political temperature in poll-bound West Bengal.
The team handed over the notice issued by Investigation Officer Umesh Kumar, Additional Superintendent of Police in the CBI, in connection with the case of theft of coal from Eastern Coalfields Ltd in West Bengal in which Anup Manjhi is the alleged mastermind, sources said.