CBI registers 46 FIRs in Saradha scam, 3 in Bengal, 46 in Odisha

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered 46 FIRs in the Saradha scam. CBI has filed three FIRs in West Bengal and 43 FIRs in Odisha.

This comes after the Supreme Court had on last month handed over the case to the CBI and asked the state government to provide all logistical support to the CBI team.

The SIT, headed by Joint Director Rajeev Singh, had approached West Bengal Government with a request for meeting minimal requirements which included six vehicles and space for setting up a camp office.

Media reports say that the SIT head will also monitor the progress in the probe and the CBI will also look at the angle of any involvement of the SEBI under the Companies Act and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as directed by the apex court.

The CBI has sought attachment of 10 inspectors and 20 constables of high integrity and competence to SIT for helping in the investigation-related work at this stage.

The Kolkata-based Saradha Group, ponzi scheme had over 10,000 registered chit funds across the country and with an aggregate turnover of Rs.30, 000 crore per annum.

The Saradha Group is said to have defrauded thousands of investors, including poor people, in West Bengal, leading to the arrest of its owner Sudipta Sen. Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh was also arrested in connection with this case last November.