CBI arrests seven ECL officials in West Bengal coal smuggling scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested seven officials, including a serving general manager of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), in connection with the coal smuggling scam in West Bengal.

CBI sources said their sleuths started a marathon interrogation of the seven ECL officials since Wednesday morning. However, there were lots of inconsistencies in their statements following which they were finally arrested on late Wednesday evening by the sleuths of the anti-corruption branch of CBI.

Among others who were arrested included ECL’s former general manager, A Mallick, and current ECL manager, Mukesh Kumar. The CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting a probe into the coal smuggling case in West Bengal.