Congress demands CBI probe into Saradha Group

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Apr 24 2013 | 5:00 PM IST
The Congress today said that there should be a CBI probe into chit fund company Saradha Group which has allegedly defrauded thousands and as there were reports of involvement of Trinamool Congress and other party leaders.
"It has been said that a section of Trinamool Congress leaders are indirectly or directly connected with the Saradha Group and protected its interests," WBPCC chief Pradip Bhattacharya told a press conference here.
"There is also talk of the involvement of leaders of other parties," he said.
Stating it had appeared in the media that Saradha Group chairman Sudipta Sen wrote to the CBI on the alleged involvement of Trinamool Congress leaders, Bhattacharya said "Let the truth come out through a CBI probe."
Asked whether he thought that Kunal Ghosh was involved, Bhattacharya said that the TMC MP's name had cropped up in the media. "But I will not say anything without evidence."
Referring to the arrest of the Saradha chairman and his accomplices and the inquiry and SIT probe announced by the state government, he said "It is a good step. But just arrest will not do. What is needed now is real investigation to reveal the whole truth behind lakhs of investors being cheated.
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First Published: Apr 24 2013 | 5:00 PM IST

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