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Saradha scam: ED grills Trinamool leader Shankudeb Panda
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leader Shankudeb Panda was Monday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the multi-crore rupee Saradha scam.
Questioned for over three hours, Panda’s statement was questioned under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The journalist-turned-politician, who is currently general secretary of the state unit, was also quizzed about his alleged involvement with certain firms that had made some financial dealings with the tainted Saradha Group. He also submitted records of his financial transactions and income of the past few years.
Perceived to be close to the party top leadership, Panda arrived at the ED office covering his face with a shawl to dodge the waiting media. After questioning, he left the office in a hurry without having a word with the journalists
Looking into the Saradha money trail, the ED has already grilled a number of Trinamool leaders, including several of its MPs.
While the Central Bureau of Investigation, which too is probing the scam, had taken into custody Trinamool Rajya Sabha members Kunal Ghosh and Srinjoy Bose and Transport Minister Madan Mitra, the ED has grilled a host of party leaders, including actor-turned MP Mithun Chakraborty and Textile Minister Shyamapada Mukherjee.
The ED had earlier questioned noted actress and film-maker Aparna Sen who worked as the editor of Parama, a magazine bought by the Saradha Group.
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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story
The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.
In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).
The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.
The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.
Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.
In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.
The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.