Transferring Rajeev Kumar as ADG & IGP of CID, Anuj Sharma becomes new Kolkata Police Commissioner

19 Feb 2019 16:59:58

Kolkata, February 19: In a new twist hovering the Chit Fund Scam, Additional Director General of West Bengal Police (law and order) Anuj Sharma was on Tuesday appointed as the new Kolkata Police Commissioner after his predecessor Rajeev Kumar was transferred as ADG & IGP of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Rajeev Kumar was replaced by Anuj Sharma as the new Kolkata Police commissioner. Rajeev Kumar, a 1989-batch IPS officer, is accused of tampering the evidence in connection with the Saradha scam.

Rajeev Kumar has been facing marathon questioning by the CBI in Shillong over the Saradha chit fund scam. The Supreme Court had directed the CBI that Kumar should not be arrested and that questioning must be carried out in Shillong as a neutral meeting place “to avoid all unnecessary controversy”.

The CBI had on February 5 told the Supreme Court that Kumar, who was leading the SIT in the Saradha chit fund scam, had destroyed and tampered with evidence that could frame prime and potential accused persons. The top court then directed Kumar to "faithfully" cooperate into the investigation.

The agency said a strong prima facie case of Kumar having committed offences both under Prevention of Corruption Act and other IPC offences has been made out. The agency also claimed that companies like Shardha, Rose Valley and Tower Group had given huge contributions to the Trinamool Congress.

The CBI, which filed an additional affidavit in pursuance to February 4's order in which the apex court had directed the top cop to appear before the CBI, and said in spite of continuous insistence and follow up by it, Kumar furnished only CDRs of the prime accused on June 28, 2018.

The Supreme Court had intervened on the CBI’s plea after Kolkata Police arrested CBI officers who had gathered outside Kumar’s house. CM Mamata Banerjee had staged a three-day dharna against the BJP for thwarting the independence of constitutional institutions.

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