ED sent fresh notices to a Trinamool Congress’ Minister and several Lok Sabha members in West Bengal, apart from a suspended police officer, in connection with the Narada sting operation in 2016.
Current Affairs : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday sent new notification to a Trinamool Congress’ Minister and a few Lok Sabha individuals in West Bengal, aside from a suspended cop, regarding the Narada sting activity in 2016.
The notification were sent to Transport Minister Subhendu Ashikari, Lok Sabha MPs Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Aparupa Poddar, Sougata Roy, and suspended IPS official SMH Mirza.
As per sources, the Trinamool pioneers were gotten some information about their properties and bank explanations inside a particular cutoff time, with respect to the examinations concerning the illegal tax avoidance part of the case.
In the Narada sting activity, a few people supposedly looking like senior TMC pioneers and the IPS official were recorded while tolerating cash from agents of an invented organization as a byproduct of favors.
The sting video film was transferred on the Narada News entryway before the West Bengal Assembly decisions in 2016, setting off a debate.
The main individual captured for the situation was Mirza, who was later delivered on bail. Mirza was the Superintendent of Police of Burdwan area when the sting activity was directed by Mathew Samuel, CEO of the Narada news entry.
The ED had before likewise sent notification to senior Trinamool pioneers regarding the Narada examination in June 2020, the sources said.
Aditi Mehta 