The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) findings were “very, very serious” and asked the agency to file its application against former Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, within 10 days. The findings are in connection with the questioning of Kumar in connection with the investigations of the Saradha chit fund scam.
The agency submitted its report to the Supreme Court in a sealed cover, and the apex court – the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi – noted that there were “some things” in it that were “very serious”.
The Supreme Court also asked Kumar to reply to the CBI status report. The court said that since the CBI’s report was submitted in a sealed cover, it could not pass a judgement without hearing the other side.
On February 27, the Supreme Court had asked the CBI director to file an affidavit substantiating the agency’s allegations that Kumar had tampered with evidences in the Saradha chit fund scam investigation.
The Court had ordered the CBI director to file the affidavit within two weeks and gave additional time for the alleged contemptors to file any reply before the matter is heard on March 26.
On February 3, a CBI team had landed outside the official residence of Kumar, on a reported “secret” operation. This was apparently to question Kumar who was investigating the chit fund scam. The state had not been informed of this “operation”, and the CBI team had been “detained” by Kolkata Police authorities, and released later. The CBI had moved Supreme Court the following day, on February 4.
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