Key Ministry of Mamata Banerjee govt, Madan Mitra questioned by CBI in Saradha Chitfund Scam

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Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday quizzed West Bengal State Transport Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra in connection with the multi-crore rupee Saradha chit fund scam case.

Mitra, who was summoned by the CBI for the second time, reached the CGO Complex here at 11 am, officials said.

The CBI had summoned Mitra November 18 for the first time but he could not appear on health ground.

After undergoing treatment at a private hospital initially, Mitra was admitted to the state-run SSKM. Hospital on Nov 20 from where he was discharged on Nov 26.

Denying any involvement in the scam, Mitra after getting discharged from the hospital, had asserted he would cooperate with the CBI whenever it called him for questioning.

The legislator from the Kamarhati assembly constituency had appeared as a guest in several Saradha programmes where he had praised group promoter and scam kingpin Sudipta Sen for generating employment.