Mamata’s Nephew and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Summoned by ED

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to appear before its officials on March 29.

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He was questioned before by the officials in a money laundering case related to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal.

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Abhishek, the nephew of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, had appeared before the central agency on Monday at its office in the national capital.

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Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by ED officials for about eight hours during the interrogation.

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The same day, the Kolkata police had issued summons to three ED officers probing the case on allegations related to a purported audio conversation.

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The conversation was between a witness and an ED official, which had gone viral ahead of the Assembly polls in West Bengal.

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