Rujira Banerjee, wife of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in Delhi via video conferencing on Thursday, in connection with a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly refusing to join probe in a money laundering case related to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal. appeared in a court. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma directed Rujira to appear before the court on October 12, exempting him from personal appearance for the day.
Ruzeera, in her petition seeking exemption from personal appearance, told the court that she was unable to travel with her child at short notice. The court had directed Rujira to appear on September 30.
His plea was opposed by ED’s special public prosecutor Nitesh Rana, who told the court that he would have to appear before the court and seek bail as he was accused of evading summons. The judge granted exemption for the day observing that Rujira appeared through video conferencing and her lawyer Siddharth Agarwal, who appeared physically, assured that she would appear in person in the court on the next day of hearing.
The ED, in its complaint, alleged that he refused to appear before the agency here despite repeatedly issuing summons. The couple had earlier moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the summons issued to them for questioning by the ED in a money laundering case related to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal, saying they are residents of Kolkata and they have You should not be forced to participate in it. investigation in the national capital
The petition is currently pending before the High Court, which is scheduled to hear it further on Friday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee and his wife have challenged the September 10 summons and have also sought a direction to the ED not to summon them to appear in Delhi and thus give them urgent matters. should not be compelled to attend the investigation. Here. The 33-year-old MP represents the Diamond Harbor seat in the Lok Sabha and is the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
The petition before the High Court also states that maximum protection is provided to a woman under Section 160 of CrPC, which states that she is not required to be present at any place other than her place of residence. Will be It claimed that the issue of repeated summons to Rujira Banerjee to appear before the ED was prima facie illegal and malicious and sought the court’s intervention before resorting to any coercive measures by the agency.
The ED registered the case under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on the basis of a November 2020 FIR lodged by the CBI, alleging the multi-crore coal theft scam related to the mines of Eastern Coalfields Limited in Kunustoria and Kajora areas of the state. . and around Asansol. Local coal operator Anoop Manjhi alias Lala is being told as the main suspect in this case.
The ED had earlier claimed that Abhishek Banerjee was the beneficiary of the money received from this illegal business. He has denied all the allegations. Abhishek Banerjee said that the ED did not supply him and his wife a copy of the ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report) nor were they being called as witnesses or accused, nor without indicating the scope of investigation. Called personally for investigation in Delhi. Take it out
He said that his examination could be held in Kolkata where the ED has a functional and fully equipped zonal office.
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