narada sting operation

Kolkata, Jul 18 () Kolkata Police today summoned Trinamool Congress leader and MLA Iqbal Ahmed in connection with its probe into the narada sting operation.

The state BJP has denied having any link with KD Singh, the Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP whose role is being probed into in connection narada sting operation.

The West Bengal chief minister had on Friday ordered a probe by Kolkata police into the narada sting operation, in which several Trinamool Congress leaders were purportedly shown accepting money in return for promising to grant favours to a fictitious company.

Kolkata, Mar 29 () Assailing BJP and Trinamool Congress for their "silence" over Saradha scam and narada sting operation, CPI(M) state secretary Suryakant Mishra today said both the parties are two sides of the same coin.

The CBI, which is probing the narada sting operation, has sought password of his Apple account from editor and CEO of Narada News and whistleblower Mathew Samuel, after the California based Apple Inc refused to open the phone for the agency. The agency might hit a hurdle as Samuel, who is scheduled to appear before the CBI next week, is unwilling to share the password with the agency.

The CBI’s anti-corruption bureau is now busy with the preliminary enquiry of narada sting operation, but in the meantime the special crime branch of CBI has taken up at least 464 cases from Bengal's CID against various deposit-taking and money collection schemes.

Before sending summons to the FIR-named persons in narada sting operation, the CBI on Wednesday held a long meeting with its investigating officers at Nizam Palace.

Kolkata, Jul 19 () Kolkata Police today recorded statement of Trinamool Congress MLA Iqbal Ahmed in connection with its probe into the narada sting operation.

In its first summons in the narada sting operation probe, Enforcement Directorate asked Mathew Samuel to appear before it at its CGO complex office in Kolkata. The ED is trying to ascertain how money had been laundered during the narada sting operation.

Deputy mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Iqbal Ahmed recorded his statement before the special investigation team on Tuesday in relation to the Narada sting investigations after being summoned to Lalbazar.

Kolkata, Jun 17 () West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today ordered a porbe by Kolkata police into the narada sting operation, in which several Trinamool Congress leaders were purportedly shown accepting money for consideration.

Kolkata, April 9 () Nearly a month after the narada sting operation video purportedly showing some of its leaders accepting money came to light, Trinamool Congress today said the party would conduct an internal probe into the matter and that action would be taken if anyone is found guilty.

Kolkata, Mar 27 () Trinamool Congress today hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments on narada sting operation and reminded him of the Tehelka expose of 2001 which saw the exit of the then BJP president Bangaru Laxman.

Kolkata, Jul 1 () The Kolkata Police today turned down Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel's request to withdraw its summon in connection with the probe into the narada sting operation owing to the matter being sub-judice and issued a fresh summon asking him to appear within seven days.

Kolkata, Jun 17 () The opposition parties in West Bengal today termed the decision of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to order an inquiry into the narada sting operation as a gimmick to fool the masses and cover up the important evidences in the sting operation.

Narada sting tapes, which were released before the 2016 West Bengal Assembly elections, had shown some persons resembling TMC leaders including ministers taking money.

Mukul Roy made himself available for questioning in the narada sting operation probe at the Enforcement Directorate office here on Thursday, a day before he was scheduled for questioning on November 10.