Close aide of prime accused arrested by Bengal CID in multi-crore coal scam

The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday arrested a close aide of multi-crore coal scam prime accused Arup Majhi alias Lala from Andal in Paschim Barddhaman district.

The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday arrested a close aide of multi-crore coal scam prime accused Arup Majhi alias Lala from Andal in Paschim Barddhaman district. "Acting on a tip-off, CID sleuths arrested Singh from Andal on Friday night. We are interrogating him to find out more about his involvement in the scam," a police official told PTI. According to reports, the arrested person, identified as Randhir Singh, is the first one to be arrested since the Special Investigation Team (SIT) began probing the scam.