No evidence Saradha money funded JMB: Bangladesh

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IANS Kolkata
Last Updated : Dec 27 2014 | 11:55 PM IST

Bangladesh Saturday said it has no evidence of money collected by the Saradha group of companies being kept in its banks to fund an extremist group linked to the Burdwan explosion.

"There is no evidence that money linked to the Saradha Group is deposited in any Bangladeshi bank, as alleged, to fund the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh outfit," visiting Bangladesh Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said here.

Muhith was interactiong with mediapersone on the sidelines of a programme organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including party chief Amit Shah, have been alleging that Saradha scam money had been used to fund the terror conspiracy related to the Khagragarh blast in Burdwan district Oct 2 through the JMB.

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First Published: Dec 27 2014 | 11:44 PM IST

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