TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED in coal pilferage money laundering case
NEW DELHI: Abhishek Banerjee, TMC MP and nephew of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, appeared before the enforcement directorate (ED) here on Monday for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal pilferage scam in the state, officials said.
The 33-year-old MP arrived at the office of the central agency at Jam Nagar house in central Delhi just before 11 AM.
“I am ready to face investigation…the agency officials are doing their work and I will cooperate with them,” he said.
The investigating officer of the case will record his statement under provisions of the prevention of money laundering act (PMLA), officials said.
