CBI summons TMC MLA Saokat Molla for questioning in coal theft case
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TMC MLA Saokat Molla has been summoned by the CBI for questioning in a case related to coal theft from the mines of the Eastern Coalfields Ltd in West Bengal.
The CBI has summoned Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla for questioning in a case of alleged coal theft from the mines of the Eastern Coalfields Ltd in West Bengal, officials said on Wednesday.
The CBI asked Molla, an MLA from Canning Purba constituency, to appear for questioning at its office in Kolkata on Wednesday to answer questions pertaining to alleged theft and payments made thereof, they said.
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A team of the central investigating agency had interrogated Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife at their residence for over seven hours on Tuesday in connection with the alleged coal pilferage scam.
This was the second time that the CBI had interrogated her in connection with the case. She was interrogated for the first time in February 2021.
The multi-crore coal pilferage scam is related to the Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) mines in West Bengal's Kunustoria and Kajora areas.
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