The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the CBI not to arrest Sumit Roy, secretary to TMC top leader Abhishek Banerjee, during his appearance before the agency to aid the investigation into an alleged coal scam in West Bengal.
Roy’s lawyers, challenging the CBI notice that asked him to appear before it here on Tuesday, claimed that it was issued without jurisdiction and that he is not named in the FIR pertaining to the coal scam. They submitted that Roy visited the office of the CBI on Tuesday morning and was requested to return after lunch.
