The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday interrogated Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund probe.
Another Trinamool Congress leader, the party’s MP Satabdi Roy, has been called by the Central investigating agency in connection with the Saradha chit fund probe.
On Monday, Mitra was questioned for nearly four hours in connection with the Rose Valley probe. Sources said that he was asked about his links with the company owner Gautam Kundu. Kundu has already been arrested. It was learnt that Mitra may be called by the ED for the probe subsequently as well.
Meanwhile, Roy has been called by the ED for probing the Saradha chit fund scam. The Trinamool MP, a former Bengali film actor, was a brand ambassador for a company under Saradha during its heydays. The investigating agency is keen on learning the financial aspects of Roy’s links with the company.
Also, businessman Shibaji Panja has been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on July 9 to probe his alleged links in the Saradha chit fund scam. The CBI and ED are both conducting probes on the chit fund scams in Bengal, and among others, artist Suvaprasanna and former CPIM leader Lakshman Seth have already been interrogated by the two central investigating agencies.
Madan Mitra had earlier been arrested by the CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam and he was in jail for several months.
