India News: NEW DELHI: In a move that will further raise political temperatures in poll-bound West Bengal, the CBI on Sunday served notices to the wife and sister.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday summoned the wife and sister-in-law of TMC leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s nephew Abhishek Banerjee asking them to join the probe in the coal pilferage case. A team of the CBI served notice at Banerjee s Kolkata residence on Sunday.Â
According to informed sources, the probe agency wanted to interrogate Banerjee s wife today itself, however, she didn t join the probe. Later on Sunday, the CBI issued summons to Banerjee s sister-in-law Menaka Gambhir. She has been asked to appear before the investigating agency on Monday.Â
The CBI is probing a multi-crore coal scam in Bengal wherein the agency is investigating two kingpins Anup Majhi alias Lala, and Binay Mishra. Both are absconding and have been named by the agency as proclaimed offenders. The investigating agency has issued a look-out notice against both of them.Â
New Delhi/Kolkata, February 21
A team from the Central Bureau of Investigation went to the Kolkata residence of Abhishek Banerjee, TMC MP and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, on Sunday
The Central Bureau of Investigation has also been probing into the cattle smuggling racket and had carried out searches at two premises of Mr. Mishra in Kolkata on December 31 last year.
CBI interrogates two Bengal cops in connection with cattle smuggling probe
Anti-corruption branch officers of the central agency questioned inspector Saikat Rai and sub-inspector Biplab Karmakar in the cattle smuggling case, an official said.
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KOLKATA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday interrogated two personnel of the West Bengal Police in connection with the probe into the cattle smuggling racket in the state.
Anti-corruption branch officers of the central agency questioned inspector Saikat Rai and sub-inspector Biplab Karmakar in the cattle smuggling case, an official said.
The CBI had on Wednesday interrogated the brother of Binay Mishra, a businessman allegedly involved in the racket and considered close to the Trinamool Congress.