CBI begins quizzing Kolkata Police chief in Shillong on chit fund scam
Three senior CBI sleuths had arrived in Shillong from Delhi to question Kumar
Three senior CBI sleuths had arrived in Shillong from Delhi to question Kumar
Three senior CBI sleuths had arrived in Shillong from Delhi to question Kumar
Three senior CBI sleuths had arrived in Shillong from Delhi to question Kumar
The CBI began questioning the Kolkata Police chief on Saturday at a highly secured office of the agency in Shillong in connection with chit fund scam cases, officials said.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, his counsel Biswajit Deb and senior IPS officers Javed Shamim and Murlidhar Sharma arrived at the CBI office at 11am, they said.
Kumar's counsel and the two IPS officers were asked to leave the CBI office within 30 minutes, they said.
Kumar is being interrogated at the highly secured CBI office at the Oakland area in the Meghalaya capital where three senior CBI sleuths from Delhi reached on Friday.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday had directed the Kolkata Police chief to appear before the CBI and "faithfully" cooperate in the investigation of cases arising out of the Saradha chit fund scam, while making it clear that he would not be arrested.
The CBI had alleged in the Supreme Court that Kumar, who was leading the SIT probe into the Saradha chit fund scam, tampered with the electronic evidence and handed over documents to the agency, some of which were "doctored". The Supreme Court directed Kumar to appear before the CBI at a neutral place in Shillong "to avoid all unnecessary controversy".
CBI officials had gone to Kumar's residence in Kolkata to question him on February 3 but their attempt was thwarted by the police, following which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee staged a three-day dharna.