Narada sting: CBI interrogates TMC MP Sultan Ahmed in Kolkata
After being summoned by the central investigation agency, Sultan Ahmed visited CBI's office in south Kolkata's Nizam Palace at around 11 am and he was grilled there for more than 7 hours.
While leaving Nizam Palace in late evening, the TMC MP from Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency told the media that he will cooperate with investigators in the probe.
According to CBI sources, the senior MP of West Bengal's ruling party will be called again soon for interrogation.
Since Mar 14 last year, news portal- Narada News- released several sting operation footage, where TMC's leaders, ministers, MPs and MLAs were exposed while allegedly taking bribes.
From the beginning, TMC leaderships had claimed that the sting footage was doctored and conspiracy of oppositions.
After getting direction from the Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court, the CBI has started probe into the case.
Earlier on April 17, the investigation agency registered an FIR in connection with the case under several non-bailable sections against 12 influential leaders, cabinet ministers, MLAs and MPs of TMC and one senior IPS officer, who were seen taking bribes in the sting footage, reports said.
Besides CBI, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), has registered a money laundering case in the Narada scam and the Central economic intelligence agency is currently investigating the same.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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