Didi’s nephew grilled by ED for 8 hrs; HC relief for Suvendu

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 6

Abhishek Banerjee, TMC MP and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, on Monday faced marathon grilling by Enforcement Directorate (ED) personnel in connection with its probe into the alleged laundering of Rs 1,352 crore generated from illegal coal mining in the state.

On the other hand, Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in the Bengal Assembly, had a breezy day with the Calcutta High Court granting him relief in multiple cases, including the 2018 unnatural death of one of his security staff.

Abhishek entered the ED’s Delhi office at Jam Nagar House at 11 am and came out around 8 pm.

Without naming Suvendu, Abhishek alleged while those seen accepting money in video footage were going scot-free, BJP’s adversaries were being harassed. “I have been telling the BJP from first day that if they have any proof against me, it should be made public,” he said.

The HC also stayed another case related to a political clash at Nandigram and yet another case of gold chain snatching at Panskura involving Adhikari.