Top officials of ECL among seven arrested in coal pilferage scam
The Hindu
They were arrested following interrogation by the CBI at its Kolkata office on July 13, 2022.
The Central Bureu of Investigation (CBI) has arrested seven people, including a serving and three retired general managers of state-run Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), in connection with the multi-crore coal pilferage scam, an official said.
The others arrested are a manager and two security guards, he said.
They were arrested following interrogation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at its Kolkata office on Wednesday, he said.
"They couldn't give satisfactory answers to questions asked. They were hiding several pieces of information, and we suspect their active involvement in the scam. As a part of the investigation, we have arrested them," the officer said.
They will be taken to Asansol for production before a court, he said.
The central agency has twice interrogated TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Narula Banerjee in connection with the scam.
It had last year also interrogated Rujira's sister Menoka Gambhir, her husband and father-in-law in connection with their probe.
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