In Kolkata Police Vs Enforcement Directorate, A Game Of Summons
NDTV
In September last year, the ED had approached the Delhi High Court seeking to quash summons issued by the Kolkata Police to its officers.
The Kolkata Police has summoned three senior Enforcement Directorate officials in connection with an audiotape leak case. The tape was aired by a news channel before the Bengal elections last year.
In September last year, the ED had approached the Delhi High Court seeking to quash summons issued by the Kolkata Police to its officers. The court stayed the summons but allowed the investigation to continue. Now, a fresh summons has been issued in connection with the case filed at the Kalighat Police station and ED officials have been asked to appear before the detective department at Kalighat Police Station at noon today.
The Kolkata Police is probing a case against a businessman, who was heard talking to an ED officer on topics like cattle smuggling and coal scam in a purported audio clip, which was leaked before the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections.
The fresh summons comes on a day when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee is to appear before the ED. Mr Banerjee has alleged that the ED has been acting politically at the behest of the BJP.
