More trouble for Mamata as Enforcement Directorate tightens noose

ED sources also confirmed that Mithun Chakraborty would be ‘examined’ yet again regarding a “money trail” that begins at a Saradha Group company and ends in his bank account. As per the sources, the ED sleuths have documents that allegedly show a payment of Rs 2 crore being made by the group to Mithun. The transaction, which is on record, was carried out from a Saradha bank account, sources said. However, the investigators are yet to find a satisfactory reason for which the payment was made. Even though, Chakraborty is said to have explained that he took the money from the group as he was made the brand ambassador of the group, he failed to show any documents of shooting for the group. The sources further added that Chakraborty may be asked to refund the money that he took from Saradha.

Taking the investigation forward, the directorate that had already frozen 24 bank accounts of Shuvaprasanna, will now start the process of attaching his accounts and properties. The investigators have already traced Rs 6 crore that had gone to Shuvaprasanna from Saradha CMD Sudipta Sen.

The investigators have traced a flat owned by the artist in Mumbai and some plots at Rajarhat in Kolkata. There were around 45 lakhs in the bank accounts which were already frozen. The attachment process is likely to start next week, added sources. After the process gets over, his name would also be included in the charge sheet, the source said.