THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate (ED) on Wednesday told a special court that TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s wife Rujuira and her sister were paid “substantial amount” in London and Thailand by the key accused in the West Bengal illegal coal mining case. Abhishek is the nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The agency made the claim while seeking further custody of arrested accused Ashok Kumar Mishra, the inspector in charge of Bankura Police station in Purulia district of Bengal, who is said to be a close associate of kingpin of the case Anup Majee alias Lala.
The ED claimed that during questioning Ashok Mishra told the agency that this transaction was made at the behest of TMC youth leader Vinay Mishra and the funds were sourced from Majee.
