Startling details have emerged from the questioning session of Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar by CBI. Insiders reveal that Kumar insisted on recording the session right from the beginning of the process leaving no scope for the agency to allege non-cooperation on his part.
Startling details have emerged from the questioning session of Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar by CBI. Insiders reveal that Kumar insisted on recording the session right from the beginning of the process leaving no scope for the agency to allege non-cooperation on his part.
“He had always been cooperating with the agency. He insisted that the agency record the session so that no allegations surface against him that he did not cooperate. The agency had agreed to his request and the entire 8-hour session was video recorded,” said an officer close to him,” said an officer close to him.
The CBI had claimed in the apex court that he allegedly tampered crucial evidence in the Rose Valley and Saradha Chit Fund scam. In line with the order, the apex court had asked him to ‘cooperate’ with the officers of the CBI.
Kumar was grilled for almost eight hours by CBI sleuths on Saturday at the CBI’s Shillong unit in connection with the Rose Valley and the Saradha Chit Fund Scam.
Sources in the CBI revealed that he has been asked to appear before the agency for questioning again tomorrow to get more details on the investigation that was carried out by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Kumar.
Kumar was questioned by the special team of 10 officers constituted by the CBI. Sources in the agency reveal that a 22-page questionnaire was prepared by the agency to question him. In line with the Supreme Court order, Kumar was asked to appear before the CBI at Shillong – a mutually accepted location by both Kumar and the CBI.
This apart, ex-TMC MP Kunal Ghosh will also be questioned by the CBI officers in Shillong tomorrow in connection with the Saradha Chit Fund Scam. "Ghosh has on several occasions claimed that Kumar had tried to influence the investigation. We may make Ghosh and Kumar sit face to face for questioning tomorrow," said a CBI officer on the condition of anonymity.
The Kolkata Police commissioner arrived in the capital city of Meghalaya on Friday along with his lawyer Biswajit Deb and two other IPS officers – Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police (Special Task Force) Murlidhar Sharma and Additional and Joint Commissioner of Kolkata Police (HQ) Jawed Shamim.
He stayed at a heritage hotel in Shillong – Tripura Castle and reached the Shillong CBI location at 11am and left the office at 7.15pm after questioning.
On the other hand, a team of CBI officials started arriving Shillong from Friday onwards. Team led by a DIG rank officer, Vivek Dutt, several SP, additional SP and Deputy SP rank officers questioned Kumar.
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday, directed Kumar to appear before the CBI in Shillong in connection with the two scams. However, the court had also said that the CBI cannot arrest Kumar.
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