SC defers hearing in Saradha scam case for 2 weeks NewsFunda
Supreme Court
on Tuesday deferred the hearing in the
Saradha
scam case for two weeks.
The apex court was hearing the plea of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking the court’s direction to interrogate former Police Commissioner of Kolkata,
Rajeev Kumar
, in its custody, for his alleged involvement in the case.
The 1989-batch
IPS
officer is accused of destroying evidence related to the scam when he headed the special investigation team (SIT) of the
West Bengal Police
to probe the matter before the case was transferred to the CBI.
The
Saradha Group
of companies had allegedly duped people to the tune of Rs 2,500 crore promising higher rates of return on their investments.
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