The CBI on Monday questioned family members of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in reference to its investigation into the multi-crore coal pilferage case.
The central company had on Friday issued a discover to Ankush Arora, husband of Menaka Gambhir who’s the sister-in-law of Banerjee, for questioning within the unlawful coal mining case. The company additionally requested Gambhir’s father-in-law Pawan Arora to affix the investigation.
“Both have appeared before the anti-corruption branch officers at CBI’s Nizam Palace office here for interrogation,” a supply within the company mentioned.
A CBI workforce had on February 23 visited the residence of Banerjee and examined his spouse Rujira in reference to the case. The company additionally examined Rujira’s sister on the day past on the identical matter.
Abhishek is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew.
“When Gambhir was interrogated by the CBI, she had told the sleuths that her husband and father-in-law were in the knowledge of some bank transactions. She claimed that she was not aware of anything,” the company supply mentioned.
Earlier, searches have been carried out on the residences and places of work of people who find themselves “considered close to Anup Majee alias Lala” — the primary accused within the coal rip-off.
Majee is believed to be concerned within the unlawful coal mining within the Asansol-Raniganj belt of Eastern Coalfields Ltd and has been evading arrest. The CBI has additionally issued a look- out discover in opposition to him.
The investigating company on November 28 final 12 months carried out an enormous search operation in plenty of areas in 4 states — West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh — after registering a case in opposition to Majee.
The CBI is holding a detailed watch on businessmen who’ve a detailed reference to Majee, the company supply mentioned.
The Enforcement Directorate, one other central company, can also be probing the cash laundering side of the case.