Former Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal, Rajat Majumdar has been reportedly arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for alleged involvement in the Saradha chit-fund scam.
The CBI has reportedly registered a total of 48 cases in the Saradha chit fund scam bringing under its lens regulatory body like the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Kunal Ghosh has been named in one of the FIRs along with Sudipta Sen, chairman of the Saradha Group.
There are four FIRs against Saradha Group in which it is alleged that thousands of investors were allegedly duped by the company officials and their associates who swindled their deposits.
The Supreme Court had in May directed CBI to probe the Rs. 10,000 crore Saradha Scam.
