Saradha chit fund scam: Mamata Banerjee suspicious of Mukul Roy's easy let off by CBI

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KOLKATA: Is ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on the verge of split? This is the most talked about issue even within the party, especially after the CBI quizzed and freed its all India general secretary Mukul Roy for his alleged involvement in the Saradha chit fund scam.

CBI's act of freeing Roy after four hours interrogation on January 30 has made several key party leaders including Mamata Banerjee suspicious of the former and, according to Trinamool's inner circles, the chief minister hinted about it in a closed-door meeting with key party leaders on Saturday.

"Madan Mitra (state transport minister) was arrested by the CBI on the very first day of his interrogation, but Roy was allowed to go free.

There must be some understandings between the CBI and Roy and Didi (Mamata) is suspicious of Roy's role now," a senior party leader said on condition of anonymity.

Mamata has alleged that BJP was using CBI to finish her off politically. But Roy has defied this party line and made statements saying he will visit CBI office a hundred times if it summons him again as he wants the probe agency to unearth the truth behind the scam. This stance has earned him the wrath of Mamata.