ED summons Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and his wife in a money laundering case

Kolkata, August 28: In the major blow to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned her nephew, and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, and his wife for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam.

 

ED has asked Abhishek to appear before the investigating officer here on September 6, while his wife Rujira has been asked to appear before them on September 1 in a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Few others linked to the case have also been summoned to appear on different dates next month, the officials said.

 

 

The case, filed under criminal sections of the (PMLA), was filed by the ED after studying a November 2020 FIR of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that alleged a multi-crore coal pilferage scam related to the Eastern Coalfields Ltd mines in the state's Kunustoria and Kajora areas in and around Asansol.

 

Local state operative Anup Majhi alias Lala is alleged to be the prime suspect in the case. The ED had earlier claimed that Abhishek Banerjee was a beneficiary of funds obtained from this illegal trade.

 

Abhishek Banerjee represents the Diamond Harbour seat in Lok Sabha and is also the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

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