All the queen`s men women horses donkeys tumbling down! What next?
Ten thousand Crore Saradha Scam destroys Political credit whatsoever left as personified honesty hitherto turns to be skeleton in the cupboard!
Should the streets spill the blood now?
Palash Biswas
Disclaimer:Friends,it is the world on fire in the open market PPP economy smart,digital,biometric,decontrolled,deregulated,disinvested, divested, privatised,invested,corporate,multinational.
It is bound to be full of corruption because of the free flow of capital,bull run of the dices,minimum governance maximum corporate lobbying and optimum misuse of the resources and the people.
The false growth story is based on ethnic cleansing, global war and civil war against the humanity worldwide.
The new world order is based on hegemonial rule of identities,religious nationalism blind,communal violence and economic exclusion resultant in ethnic cleansing across political borders.
It is global warming all over.
It is calamity all round from the Himalayas down to the sea.
It is the most corrupt political class which rules the people deactivating democracy, justice, equality, fraternity,civic and human rights,green and humanity itself.
It provokes unprecedented violence which envelops Bengal today or tomorrow.The wall writing is all about the live multi media stream of blood spilled,spilling and would be spiling.
I am just presenting the live stream.
I am just inserting images from facebook already shared to highlight the crisis multi dimensional.
It is twenty thousand crore scam!
Saradha agents` number is two lac eighty six thousand who trapped and destroyed no less than FIVE million people,all belonging to underclasses.
More than two hundred chit fund companies including Rose Valley and MPS with intact ponzi network of loot continue to work in Bengal and beyond under the noses of Centre and State governments,RBI,SEBI,ED,IT dept officials and well protected by political class which subjected millions of people countrywide to unprecedented calamity unnatural resultant in death and mass destruction.
This is world on Fire.
This is what means minimum governance.
Former West Bengal DGP Rajat Majumdar was arrested by the CBI on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. Majumdar, who had worked as Director General (Armed Police) in West Bengal, was allegedly associated with Saradha Group, which has been accused of duping thousands of investors with crore of rupees, official sources said.
He was arrested by the CBI on Tuesday. Majumdar, who has been denying allegations against him, will be produced before a designated court here, they said. CBI has registered four FIRs against Saradha Group in the chit fund scam.
The Supreme Court had handed over the Saradha chit fund scam probe to CBI and asked the state governments to provide all logistical help to the agency's team investigating the matter. CBI has formed a Special Investigating Team (SIT) headed by Joint Director Rajiv Singh also probe the role of some officials of Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and RBI, the sources said.
Govt gets SFIO probe report on Saradha scam
Completing its over a-year-long probe into Saradha scam, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has submitted its final investigation report to the government, which may soon start prosecution proceedings for numerous serious violations found during investigations.
The scam, wherein lakhs of investors in West Bengal and neighbouring states were defrauded of thousands of crores through illegal money pooling activities, came to light early last year and has also had its political ramifications.
Sources said that the final report, submitted by SFIO to the Corporate Affairs Ministry, has listed violations of many provisions of the companies law by various entities.
The Ministry is looking into the report and prosecution proceedings are expected to start soon under Companies Act, they added.
The Statesman Sep 09, 2014
Interrogated along with Kunal Ghosh to verify claims Statesman News Service Kolkata, 8 September Asif Khan, a close aide of the All India general secretary of Trinamul Congress Mukul Roy, today said all politicians, whose names came up in the Saradha scam, including Mr Roy should face CBI's interrogation while suspended Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha MP Mr Kunal Ghosh said the party should undertake an "internal investigation" instead of holding Press conferences to prove the party leaders "clean".
Kunal Ghosh 'pushed' by cops, injured
The Statesman Sep 09, 2014
Kolkata, 8 September: Suspended Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha MP Mr Kunal Ghosh today received injuries when he fell down outside CBI's office at Salt Lake CGO Complex after being pushed by policemen who were deployed to restrict him from speaking to reporters.
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Ten thousand Crore Sardha Scam destroys Political credit whatsoever left as personified honesty hitherto turns to be skeleton in the cupboard!
All the queen`s men women horses donkeys tumbling down!What next?
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Should the streets spill the blood now?
সারদাকাণ্ডে এ বার গ্রেফতার রজত মজুমদার
সিবিআইয়ের জালে এ বার প্রাক্তন পুলিশকর্তা তথা তৃণমূল নেতা রজত মজুমদার। মঙ্গলবার বিকেলে তাঁকে গ্রেফতার করা হয়। দেবব্রত সরকার ওরফে নিতু এবং সন্ধির অগ্রবাল-সহ সারদাকাণ্ডে এই নিয়ে সিবিআই তিন জনকে গ্রেফতার করল। রজতবাবুকে গ্রেফতার করার আগে এ দিন তাঁকে সল্টলেকের সিজিও কমপ্লেক্সের সিবিআই অফিসে টানা তিন ঘণ্টা জেরা করা হয়। সিবিআইয়ের এক আধিকারিক জানিয়েছেন, বহু কোটি টাকার ভুয়ো অর্থলগ্নি সংস্থার কেলেঙ্কারিতে ষড়যন্ত্র, প্রতারণা এবং তহবিল তছরুপের অভিযোগে তাঁকে গ্রেফতার করা হয়েছে।
জাগো বাংলার টাকার উৎসও প্রশ্নের মুখে
নিজে ছবি এঁকে দলের জন্য তহবিল সংগ্রহের কথা বারবার বলেছেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়। বলেছেন ছবি বিক্রির টাকায় তাঁর দলীয় মুখপত্র চালানোর কথাও। সারদা-তদন্তের শিকড় গভীরে যাওয়ার সঙ্গে সঙ্গে সেই সব টাকার উৎসও এ বার প্রশ্নের মুখে। রেলমন্ত্রী থাকাকালীনই নিজের আঁকা ছবির প্রদর্শনী শুরু করেন মমতা। মুখ্যমন্ত্রী হয়েও করেছেন।
নিজস্ব সংবাদদাতা
০৯ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০১৪
মমতা ব্যানার্জি'র আঁকা ছবি ও সারদা প্রসঙ্গ
১। ছবি বিক্রি করে টাকা তোলা ঘোষিত। এতে কোনও অন্যায় নেই। ২। বিভিন্ন শিল্পগোষ্ঠী ও শিল্পপতিও এই ক্রেতার তালিকায়, এটাই তাৎপর্যপূর্ণ। ৩। এর মধ্যে বিস্তারিত যাচ্ছি না সারদা প্রসঙ্গে ঠিক যেটুকু জানি: সুদীপ্ত সেন ছবি কিনেছেন, এটা যেমন ঠিক, সুদীপ্ত সেন ছবি কেনেননি, কৌশলী বিবৃতিতে সেটাও ঠিক হতে পারে।
০৯ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০১৪
মমতা-মুকুলকে এ বার 'দুষ্কৃতী' বলে তোপ দাগলেন গৌতম
রাজ্যপাট পরিবর্তনের আগেই তৃণমূলের বিরুদ্ধে দুর্নীতির অভিযোগ তুলে সরব হয়েছিলেন তিনি। মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় ক্ষমতায় আসার পরেও তোপ অব্যাহত রেখেছিলেন। তৃণমূল নেতৃত্ব তাঁকে কখনও তাচ্ছিল্য করেছেন, কখনও মানহানির মামলা ঠুকেছেন। নিজের দলেও প্রবল সমালোচনার মুখে পড়তে হয়েছে। এ বার সারদা-কাণ্ডে সিবিআই তদন্তের ফাঁস তৃণমূলের উপরে চেপে বসতে শুরু করায় ফের মুখ খুললেন গৌতম দেব। এবং মমতা ও তৃণমূলে তাঁর দক্ষিণ হস্ত মুকুল রায়কে 'দুষ্কৃতী' আখ্যা দিলেন সিপিএমের রাজ্য সম্পাদকমণ্ডলীর এই সদস্য।
নিজস্ব সংবাদদাতা
০৯ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০১৪
এ বার হল না গান, আক্ষেপ মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর
সময়ের অভাবে তাঁর সঙ্গীত সাধনা করা হল না বলে আক্ষেপ করলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়। সোমবার 'ইন্ডিয়ান কাউন্সিল ফর কালচারাল রিলেশনস'-এ রবিতীর্থ প্রাক্তনী আয়োজিত সুচিত্রা মিত্র স্মরণসভায় মমতা বলেন, "আমি হয়তো নিজে সময় পাই না সঙ্গীত সাধনার। কিন্তু গানই আমার প্রাণ। গান ছাড়া এক মুহূর্ত থাকতে পারি না। আমার গাড়িতে কোনও গান না চললে আমি যেতে পারব না। গান চললে হাজার হাজার কিলোমিটার অনায়াসে চলে যাব।"
নিজস্ব সংবাদদাতা
০৯ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০১৪
পাছে মুখ খোলেন কুণাল, ধাক্কা-ধস্তাধস্তি
সাংবাদিকদের দেখে মুখ খুলতেই পিছন থেকে এক ধাক্কা। সিবিআই দফতরের সিঁড়িতে হুমড়ি খেয়ে পড়লেন কুণাল ঘোষ। সোমবার সেই অবস্থাতেই তাঁকে টেনে তুলে নিয়ে দফতরের ভিতরে চলে গেল পুলিশের একটা দল। যার নেতৃত্বে বিধাননগর দক্ষিণ থানার ওসি। সিবিআই সূত্রের খবর, পড়ে গিয়ে কপালে, হাতে, কোমরে চোট পেয়েছেন কুণাল।
কলকাতা
০৯ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০১৪
সব বলে দিয়েছি, দাবি আসিফের
শাসক দলের সঙ্গে সারদার সম্পর্ক নিয়ে মুখ খুললেন তৃণমূলের একদা ঘনিষ্ঠ আরও এক জন। সোমবার প্রাক্তন তৃণমূল নেতা আসিফ খানকে জেরা করে সিবিআই। কুণাল ও আসিফকে মুখোমুখি জেরা করা হয় বলে সিবিআই সূত্রের খবর। এ দিন বেলা পৌনে এগারোটা নাগাদ সল্টলেকের সিজিও কমপ্লেক্সে সিবিআই সদর দফতরে হাজির হন আসিফ। প্রায় সাড়ে সাত ঘণ্টা জেরা শেষে সন্ধে পৌনে সাতটা নাগাদ বেরিয়ে সংবাদমাধ্যমের মুখোমুখি হন তিনি। আসিফ বলেন, "২০০৮ থেকে ২০১৩ সাল পর্যন্ত দলের নেতাদের সঙ্গে নানা জায়গায় ঘুরেছি। যা দেখেছি, যা শুনেছি, যা বুঝেছি সবই সিবিআইকে বলেছি।"
নিজস্ব সংবাদদাতা
০৯ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০১৪
অমিত আক্রমণ মোকাবিলায় ভাইপোই অস্ত্র তৃণমূল নেত্রীর
এক প্রৌঢ়কে চ্যালেঞ্জ জানালেন এক যুবা! মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের ভাবমূর্তিতে কালি লাগানোর চেষ্টা করলে অমিত শাহরা পশ্চিমবঙ্গে পা রাখার জমি খুঁজে পাবেন না। বিজেপি সভাপতির হুঁশিয়ারির ২৪ ঘণ্টার মধ্যেই তাঁকে পাল্টা চ্যালেঞ্জ ছুঁড়লেন তৃণমূল নেত্রীর ভাইপো এবং 'যুবা'র সর্বভারতীয় সভাপতি ও সাংসদ অভিষেক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়।
নিজস্ব সংবাদদাতা
০৯ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০১৪
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Chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the inauguration of Suchitra Swarane, a three-day festival to commemorate the late Rabindrasangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra. Mamata, who spent around 30 minutes at the event, promised to arrange for the renaming of a prominent road in Calcutta after Mitra. Pictures by Pradip Sanyal |
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Tuesday, 09 September 2014 08:57 AM
১। ছবি বিক্রি করে টাকা তোলা ঘোষিত। এতে কোনও অন্যায় নেই।
২। বিভিন্ন শিল্পগোষ্ঠী ও শিল্পপতিও এই ক্রেতার তালিকায়, এটাই তাৎপর্যপূর্ণ।
৩। এর মধ্যে বিস্তারিত যাচ্ছি না সারদা প্রসঙ্গে ঠিক যেটুকু জানি: সুদীপ্ত সেন ছবি কিনেছেন, এটা যেমন ঠিক, সুদীপ্ত সেন ছবি কেনেননি, কৌশলী বিবৃতিতে সেটাও ঠিক হতে পারে।
শুনতে হেঁয়ালি। কিন্তু, এটাই বাস্তব।
সুদীপ্ত সেন ছবি কিনেছিলেন, কিন্তু তার কোনও প্রমাণ নাও থাকতে পারে।
সুদীপ্ত সেন ছবি বাবদ নগদে টাকা দিয়েছিলেন, কিন্তু ছবিতে আগ্রহ ছিল না, ছবি হয়ত পানওনি হাতে।
প্রদর্শনী ও টাকা তোলার দায়িত্বে ছিল সৃঞ্জয় বোস ও শিবাজী পাঁজা।
সুদীপ্তকে এরাই কিনতে বলে। যোগাযোগ করে। সুদীপ্ত রাজি হন। সেই মত লেনদেন হয়।
আমি এতদিন এ নিয়ে নির্দিষ্ট কিছু জিজ্ঞেস করিনি। ভোট প্রচারে আবার এটা এল বলেই সেন-এর কাছে জানতে চেয়েছিলাম।
তাঁর বক্তব্য: ছবি কেনা বাবদ সৃঞ্জয়কে নগদে টাকা দিয়েছি। কিন্তু, ছবি আমি পাইনি। তাছাড়া নেত্রীর ছবি কিনে খুশি করাই তো মূল কথা ছিল। ওঁর ছবিতে আমার কোনও আগ্রহ নেই। (এই যুক্তিটা অবশ্য প্রায় সব ক্রেতারই)
সুদীপ্তকে বলি: ১ কোটি ৮২ লক্ষ টাকা?
জবাব ছিল: অতটা না। কম।
ছবি সত্যি পাননি?
মনে নেই। সৃঞ্জয় চেয়েছিল। দিয়ে দিয়েছি। টাকা বাকি রাখিনি। ২টো ছবি দেওয়ার কথা ছিল। পাঠিয়েছিল কিনা মনে নেই।
হতে পারে সেন ঠিক বলছেন। কম কিছু টাকা পাঠিয়েছিলেন।
b) হতে পারে সেন আমাকে বলছেন না। বিপুল টাকা দিয়েছিলেন।
c) কিন্তু ঘটনা হল, ছবি বাবদ একটি পরিমাণ টাকা তিনি সৃঞ্জয়কে দিয়েছিলেন।
এখন পুলিশ সরকারি নির্দেশ পালনে সেনকে দিয়ে অস্বীকার করাচ্ছে।
তাছাড়া, যদি ছবি সেন-এর কোনও অফিস বা বাড়িতে থাকত, পুলিশ তা সরিয়ে দিয়েছে। ফলে, সেন অস্বীকার করলেও বোঝা যাবে না।
'জাগো বাংলা'/প্রদর্শনীর অ্যাকাউন্ট দেখা দরকার।
এখানে মনে রাখতে চাই, 'জাগো বাংলা'-র খাতে বিজ্ঞাপণ এবং কীসব জটিল পদ্ধতিতে কিছু টাকা ঢুকত। পুজো সংখ্যা/প্রদর্শনীকে সামনে রেখে। সৃঞ্জয়, শিবাজী ছাড়া আর ২জন বিষয়টা করত। শোভন চ্যাটার্জি ও রাহুল টোডি। ওদের কথা থেকে বুঝতাম বিরাট কোনও অঙ্ক রূপান্তরের খেলা। সেটা ঠিক কীভাবে এসে কোথায় ঢুকত, আমার পক্ষে জানা সম্ভব ছিল না। কৌতুহলও সেদিন ছিল না। আজ মনে হচ্ছে, সেদিন কৌতুহলি থাকা উচিত ছিল।
প্রশ্ন: এবার তো প্রদর্শনী হল না। ভোটের টাকা এল তাহলে কোথা থেকে? আর যদি প্রদর্শনী ছাড়াই তহবিল হয়, তাহলে আগের ক্ষেত্রে কি প্রদর্শনী শুধু 'ক্যামোফ্লেজ' ছিল?
তদন্ত, সুদীপ্ত সেন, পুলিশ ও টিএমসি
১। রোজ, প্রতি মূহূর্তে বুঝতে পারছি সেন, পুলিশ, শাসক দল 'গট-আপ' চলছে।
২। সেন গ্রেফতার ঠিকই, বহু মামলাও কিন্তু, কোনও একটা আশ্বাসে আছে।
৩। এফআইআর-এ নাম থাকা সত্ত্বেও পুলিশ যে ভাবে ওর বউকে চার্জশিট থেকে বাদ দিল ---।
৪। যখনই সারদা নিয়ে অস্বস্তিকর কোনও ইস্যু হচ্ছে, সেনকে দিয়ে বিবৃতি করিয়ে কনট্র্যাডিক্ট করাচ্ছে। এটা হচ্ছে একেবারে পরিকল্পনামাফিক।
৫। আমার একটি বিবৃতির ক্ষেত্রেও তাই হল। নির্দিষ্ট কিছুই বলিনি। রজ্জুকে সর্পভ্রম করে ডিডি অফিসারেরা এসে সেন-এর ক্লাস নিয়ে পাল্টা বিবৃতি করালেন।
সেন আলিপুর জেল থেকে এসেছিলেন। সঙ্গে নেগেল (সারদা সংস্থার ডিরেক্টর)/চৌহান (সুদীপ্ত সেনের ব্যক্তিগত গাড়িচালক)। কিন্তু, নেগেলদের আলাদা ফেরত পাঠান হল। বিধাননগর থেকে আইসি-ইসিপিএস পিনাকি (গোড়া থেকে এই কেস-এ) নামে একজন এলেন।
পিপি-র উল্টোদিকের ঘরে সেনকে নিয়ে বসলেন। রুদ্ধদ্বার। সঙ্গে নিয়ে আলাদা গাড়িতে সেনকে তুলে দিতে গেলেন। যাওয়ার পথে প্রেস-এর সামনে বলিয়ে দিলেন, কুণাল ভুল বলছে।
৬। বিধাননগর কোর্টে এলেই দেখি সেন-এর সঙ্গে ডিডি অফিসারদের মিটিং চলছে।
৭। টিএমসি-র কয়েকজন নিজেদের আড়াল করতে সেনকে নিজেদের কথায় চালাচ্ছে কৌশলে/চাপে/আশ্বাসে।
৮। বহু ঘটনা, তথ্যপ্রমাণ লোপাট, সাক্ষ্য প্রমাণে সুদীপ্তকে কাজে লাগাচ্ছে পুলিশ।
৯। এমনভাবে তদন্ত/চিত্রনাট্য সাজানো হচ্ছে যে, রাজ্য পুলিশ তদন্ত করলে তো কথাই নেই, অন্য যারাই তদন্ত করবেন, একপেশে ধাঁচা থেকে বেরিয়ে প্রকৃত ঘটনায় পৌঁছোন প্রায় অসম্ভব হয়ে যাবে।
Sharada investigation – Senior TMC leader
arrested, growing evidence of Mamata link
RajatMajumdar, ex-Police Officer and TMC leader has been arrested by the CBI. He has been a key player in the siphoning of money from Sharada, ostensibly for political purposes. This is the first arrest of a senior TMC functionary. CPI (M) leader and State Secretariat member, Dr.SujanChakraborty questioned the objective behind Mamata Banerjee taking a person like Majumdar into the party. He is alleged to be in know of the dealings by senior TMC leaders including Mamata Banerjee.
The CBI noose has tightened over Trinamul, the ruling party in Bengal. The CBI is closing on to the highest echelons of the party and the govt, including the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee herself. Kunal Ghosh, the TrinamulRajyaSabha MP has alleged that she has been the biggest beneficiary of the Sharada investments. CBI is also investigating the fact that the CM had along with Mukul Roy and Kunal Ghosh met with Sharada chief SudiptaSen and Rose Valley chief, GautamKundu at Kalimpong, Darjeeling. CPI (M) leader and CC member, Gautam Deb had alleged this way back before the 2011 Assembly polls. There is also evidence that the entire plan to flee Bengal and possibly the country was done in active consultation with Mukul Roy. There have been three meetings at least, including one at Nizaam House, a facility that houses central govt offices. The country was also aghast at the way the Kolkata police resorted to violence on Kunal Ghosh, when he was speaking to the press on the way to meet the CBI. There have been numerous attempts earlier to throttle his voice. He had always alleged that Mamata Banerjee knew it all and the evidence to this effect is growing by the day.
Transport minister, MadanMitra's political secretary, PrashantaPramanik was questioned by the CBI. Earlier, his CA, Bapi Karim had been questioned, a move that had sent the minister to a hospital. The political Secretary of an erstwhile TMC MP, SoumenMitra has also been questioned. Scores of people close to the TMC party and its leaders have been called for questioning to unravel this complex fraud and money laundering web. The evidence of involvement of TMC leaders, ministers and Mamata herself is increasing.
CPI (M) Polit Bureau member, Surjyakanta Mishra said that Mamata Banerjee has to be thoroughly investigated and Bengal might be facing the rare ignominy of an incumbent Chief Minister going to prison.
- See more at: http://ganashakti.com/english/news/details/6235#sthash.uFwfvTg3.dpuf
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কলকাতা, ৮ই সেপ্টেম্বর- নয় নয় করে অন্তত চার বার। সারদা কর্তা সুদীপ্ত সেনের সঙ্গে তৃণমূলের অন্যতম শীর্ষনেতা মুকুল রায়ের বৈঠকের তথ্য হাতে এসেছে সি বি আই'র। এর মধ্যে তিনটি বৈঠকে সুদীপ্ত সেনের সঙ্গে মুখোমুখি বসেছিলেন মুকুল রায়।
জেরার সূত্রেও তৃণমূলের এই মুহূর্তের দু-নম্বর ক্ষমতাশালী নেতার সারদা ঘনিষ্ঠতার তথ্য হাতে এসেছে। রজত মজুমদারকে জেরা করে মেলা তথ্য এবং শনিবার একদা ঐ নেতারই ঘনিষ্ঠ ব্যবসায়ী তৃণমূলী আসিফ খানকে জেরা করে সি বি আই'র হাতে এসেছে রীতিমত চাঞ্চল্যকর একাধিক তথ্য। হাতে এসেছে বেশ কিছু নথিপত্রও।
রেল-সারদা চুক্তি থেকে ডেলোর বৈঠক এবং সর্বোপরি কুণাল ঘোষের বয়ান, সারদা কাণ্ডের এই গুরুত্বপূর্ণ মোড়ে বারে বারে সামনে আসছে মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর মমতা ব্যানার্জির প্রসঙ্গ। উঠছে জেরার দাবিও। মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর পরে এবার মুকুল রায়ের সঙ্গে সারদা কর্তার সখ্যের একাধিক তথ্যপ্রমাণ হাতে এসেছে সি বি আই-র। সারদা কেলেঙ্কারির বৃহত্তর ষড়যন্ত্রে সেই 'সখ্য' কতটা ভূমিকা পালন করেছে এবার তাই খতিয়ে দেখতে শুরু করলো কেন্দ্রীয় গোয়েন্দা আধিকারিকরা।
মুকুল রায়- সুদীপ্ত সেনের সর্বশেষ যে বৈঠকের তথ্য হাতে এসেছে সি বি আই'র তা গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বলেই মনে করা হচ্ছে। জানা গেছে, সারদা কেলেঙ্কারি প্রকাশ্যে আসার কিছুদিন আগেই কলকাতাতেই একটি গোপন আস্তানায় তৃণমূলের এই অন্যতম প্রভাবশালী সাংসদ সুদীপ্ত সেনের সঙ্গে বৈঠকে বসেন। ২০১৩ সালের এপ্রিল মাসের প্রথম দিকে কলকাতার এক অভিজাত বইয়ের দোকান সংলগ্ন একটি জায়গায় সুদীপ্ত সেনের সঙ্গে একান্তে বৈঠকে বসেন ঐ প্রভাবশালী নেতা। প্রথম দফার বৈঠক শেষের বেশ কিছুক্ষণ পরে রাতে আবার তাঁরা একসঙ্গে বসেন আলোচনায়। তার কিছুদিনের মধ্যেই সারদা কেলেঙ্কারি প্রকাশ্যে আসে এবং রাজ্যজুড়ে প্রতারিত আমানতকারীরা বিক্ষোভে শামিল হন। কেন চিট ফান্ড প্রতারকের সঙ্গে আলাদা করে বৈঠকে বসতে হলো প্রভাবশালী এই নেতাকে? জানা গেছে, সুদীপ্ত সেনের পালিয়ে যাওয়া, কীভাবে পালাবেন, কোথায় পালাবেন, এমনকি সুদীপ্ত সেনের একটি ই-মেলের বিষয়বস্তুও তাতে ঠিক হয়েছিল।
এই বৈঠকের আগে আরও তিনটি বৈঠকের তথ্য হাতে এসেছে ই ডি ও সি বি আই'র গোয়েন্দা আধিকারিকদের হাতে। সেইসব বৈঠকের বিস্তারিত বিবরণও ইতোমধ্যেই জানতে পেরেছেন তদন্তকারীরা। একটি নিজাম প্যালেসের বৈঠক। সময়কাল ২০১৩সালে সারদা কেলেঙ্কারি ফাঁস হওয়ার কিছু আগেই। প্রতারক সুদীপ্ত সেনের অন্তর্ধানের আগে ঐ বৈঠকটি হয়। পরিস্থিতি আঁচ করেই সারদা কর্তা সুদীপ্ত সেন একটি কাগজ ও চ্যানেল বিক্রির উদ্যোগ নেন। ঐ বৈঠকে সেই সংক্রান্ত বিষয়েই আলোচনা হয়। সেখানে সরাসরি তৃণমূলের ঐ শীর্ষ নেতৃত্বকে সারদার একটি চ্যানেল ও কাগজ কিনে ফেলার প্রস্তাব দেওয়া হয়। তাতে প্রাথমিক ভাবে রাজিও হন ঐ নেতা।
সুদীপ্ত সেনের সঙ্গে মুকুল রায়ের তৃতীয় যে বৈঠকের হদিশ পেয়েছে সি বি আই তা বহুচর্চিত সেই কালিম্পঙের ডেলো রিসর্টের বৈঠক। তাতে ছিলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী নিজেই। পরপর দুদিন ডেলো রিসর্টে সারদা ছাড়াও রোজভ্যালির মত চিট ফান্ড সংস্থার শীর্ষ কর্তার সঙ্গে বৈঠকে বসেন মুকুল রায় এবং মমতা ব্যানার্জি। চতুর্থ যে বৈঠকের কথা জানতে পেরেছেন কেন্দ্রীয় তদন্তকারী আধিকারিকরা সেটিও ঐ ২০১৩ সালের এপ্রিল মাসে। ১৮ই এপ্রিল দিল্লিতে ঐ প্রভাবশালী সাংসদের ফ্ল্যাটে গোপন বৈঠকের সন্ধান পেয়েছেন কেন্দ্রীয় তদন্তকারী সংস্থার আধিকারিকরা। জানা গেছে, সেই বৈঠকে তৃণমূলের ঐ প্রভাবশালী নেতা ছাড়াও আরও একটি চিট ফান্ড সংস্থার মালিক, এক প্রাক্তন আই পি এস এবং এক ব্যবসায়ী তৃণমূল নেতাও হাজির ছিলেন। ঐ বৈঠকে সারদার সম্পত্তি হস্তান্তর সংক্রান্ত আলোচনাও হয়েছিল বলে জানা গেছে।
একাধিকবার সারদা কর্তার সঙ্গে কেন বসতে হয়েছে মুকুল রায়কে? সারদা ঘনিষ্ঠতার আরও বেশ কিছু তথ্য আসিফ খানকে জেরা করেও মিলেছে বলে জানা গেছে। সারদার অর্থ অন্যত্র সরে যাওয়া থেকে 'ব্যবসার মসৃণ পথ' তৈরি করা, পরামর্শ দেওয়া, সারদা কর্তার সঙ্গে মুকুল রায়ের ঘনিষ্ঠতার শিকড় খুঁজছেন সি বি আই আধিকারিকরা।
সেই তথ্য সন্ধানে ব্যবসায়ী তৃণমূল নেতা আসিফ খানকে জেরা করে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ তথ্য মিলেছে বলেই জানা গেছে সি বি আই সূত্রে। সোমবার সকালে সি বি আই জেরার মুখে পড়েন আসিফ খান। সকাল থেকে সন্ধ্যা পর্যন্ত দীর্ঘক্ষণ তাঁকে জেরা করা হয়। ইতোমধ্যেই ই ডি'ও তলব করেছে এই তৃণমূল নেতাকে। সম্ভবত বুধবার তিনি ই ডি'র জেরার মুখে পড়তে চলেছেন।
এদিন সি বি আই দীর্ঘক্ষণ জেরা করে পরিবহন মন্ত্রী মদন মিত্রের ছায়াসঙ্গী প্রশান্ত প্রামাণিককেও। মদন মিত্রের প্রাক্তন আপ্ত সহায়ক বাপি করিমকে জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ করেই তাঁর নাম পেয়েছিলেন সি বি আই আধিকারিকরা। বাপি করিম সরে যাওয়ার পরে প্রশান্ত প্রামাণিক কার্যত ছায়াসঙ্গী হন মদন মিত্রের। সি বি আই সূত্রে জানা গেছে, মদন মিত্রের সম্পর্কে বেশ কিছু তথ্য পাওয়া গেছে। তিনি মন্ত্রীর সঙ্গে কোথায় যেতেন, সারদার কোনো অনুষ্ঠানে গেছেন কিনা এইরকম নির্বিষ প্রশ্নই তাঁকে করা হয়েছে বলে দাবি করেছেন প্রশান্ত প্রামাণিক। যদিও সি বি আই সূত্রে গেছে, সারদার মিডল্যান্ড পার্ক অফিসে প্রায়শই যাতায়াত করতেন এই ব্যক্তি। তাঁর মাধ্যমে মন্ত্রীর কোনো বার্তা কি পৌছে দেওয়া হতো সারদা কর্তাকে? মিডল্যান্ড পার্কে কী আনতে যেতেন তিনি, এরকম প্রশ্নেরই উত্তর মিলেছে বলে জানা গেছে।
পাশাপাশি প্রাক্তন তৃণমূল সাংসদ বর্তমানে প্রদেশ কংগ্রেস নেতা সোমেন মিত্রের ঘনিষ্ঠ বাদল ভট্টাচার্যকেও জেরা করা হয়। ফুটবল কর্তা দেবব্রত সরকার ওরফে নীতুর সঙ্গে তাঁর যোগাযোগ, সেই সূত্রে সারদার সঙ্গে যোগাযোগ সংক্রান্ত বিষয়েই জেরা করা হয় তাঁকে। তবে সাংবাদিকদের কাছে বাদল ভট্টাচার্য জেরা শেষে বেরিয়ে জানিয়েছেন, ' আমার ছেলে সারদা কনস্ট্রাকশন কোম্পানিতে সিনিয়র মার্কেটিং ম্যানেজার হিসাবে কাজ করতো। সি বি আই একটি প্রশ্নই আমাকে জিজ্ঞাসা করেছে ছেলে কীভাবে ওখানে চাকরি পেলো, কতদিন চাকরি করছিল। এছাড়া আর কোন কিছু জিজ্ঞাসা করেনি'। কিন্তু ছেলের চাকরির বিষয়ে ছেলেকে জিজ্ঞাসা না করে সি বি আই কেন তাঁকেই দীর্ঘক্ষণ জেরা করলো, সে প্রশ্নের কোন উত্তর মেলেনি বাদল ভট্টাচার্যের কাছ থেকে।
এদিন কুণাল ঘোষকেও জেরা করে সি বি আই। এদিনও সি জি ও কমপ্লেক্স থেকে রাতে বেরোনোর সময় ফের কুণাল ঘোষ সাংবাদিকদের কাছে বলেন, 'সারদা যদি একটি লার্জার কন্সপিরেসি হয় তবে মমতাকে আমার ও সুদীপ্ত সেনের মুখোমুখি বসিয়ে জেরা করা হোক। সারদা মিডিয়া থেকে সবচেয়ে বেশি সুবিধা মমতা ব্যানার্জিই নিয়েছেন'।
সংবাদমাধ্যমের সামনে কুণাল ঘোষ যাতে কথা না বলতে পারেন তা ঠেকাতে পুলিসের তৎপরতা ছিলো নজিরবিহীন। এদিন সকালে সি বি আই অফিসে নিয়ে আসার সময় সাংবাদিকদের সামনে কুণাল ঘোষ যাতে মুখ খুলতে না পারেন তা নিশ্চিত করতে তাঁকে ধাক্কা মেরে সিঁড়িতে ফেলে দেয় পুলিস। সি বি আই সূত্রে জানা গেছে, চোট পেয়েছেন তৃণমূলী সাংসদ। তাঁকে ইঞ্জেকশন দেওয়া হয়েছে। কুণাল ঘোষ নিজে বলেছেন, 'আমার কন্ঠরোধ করার চেষ্টা চালাচ্ছে পুলিস'। সি বি আই পুলিসের এই ভূমিকা ভালো ভাবে দেখছে না। গত চার মাস ধরে তদন্ত চলাকালীন সি জি ও কমপ্লেক্সে পুলিস মোতায়েন না থাকলেও কুণাল ঘোষ মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর বিরুদ্ধে মুখ খোলার পরেই নজিরবিহীন নিরাপত্তা এখানে। সাংবাদিকদের তৃণমূলী সাংসদের কাছে ঘেঁষতে দেওয়া হচ্ছে না। পুলিসের বিরুদ্ধে সাংবাদিকদের কাজে বাধা দেওয়ার অভিযোগও উঠছে।
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Hindustan Times reports:Former DGP (armed police) of West Bengal and Trinamool Congress leader, Rajat Majumdar, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday evening in connection with the Saradha scam.
However, soon after he was arrested Majumdar complained of chest pain. He was admitted to the ICCU of state-run NRS Medical College and Hospital in the evening with the same complaint. Hospital sources said he will be kept under observation and he would be subjected to several tests on Wednesday.
Earlier Times of India reported:
KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee suffered the worst salvo yet from her blue-eyed-boy-turned-renegade-MP Kunal Ghosh on the Saradha front on Saturday. "If anyone has benefited the most from the Saradha media, her name is Mamata Banerjee," the suspended Trinamool MP shouted out to reporters as he exited the city sessions court.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee suffered the worst salvo yet from her blue-eyed-boy-turned-renegade-MP Kunal Ghosh on the Saradha front
What's more, Ghosh — an undertrial in the Saradha case — told the judge that he wanted CBI to question the chief minister along with him and Saradha boss Sudipta Sen.
Sources close to Ghosh said he had been "preparing" over the last three days to make these explosive statements against his party chief. Only a day ago Mamata had lashed out at the media for running a smear campaign against Trinamool and warned partymen that the "rotten mangoes" in the party may be dropped.
According to sources, Majumdar was arrested after he refused to answer questions on his role in Saradha group and his contacts with the upper echelons of the party.
Majumdar claimed he was the chief security consultant of Sudipta Sen's empire. The CBI sleuths also came to know that Majumdar was paid Rs. 10 lakh per month as consultancy fees. However, he also could not furnish any contract with Saradha to substantiate his claim.
"He was arrested for suppression of material fact and evidence," alleged advocate and Congress leader Arunava Ghosh.
Majumdar was the observer for Trinamool Congress in Birbhum district for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He was also given a big amount by Sudipta Sen to organise a Bengali conference in Las Vegas.
A few days ago CBI officers raided Majumdar's south Kolkata residence. They suspect Majumdar had a lot of information on Sen's empire and how he went about managing the environment to secure his business.
"CBI won't arrest anybody without any evidence. I am certain they have found some evidence of his involvement in the scam," former DGP Arunprasad Mukherjee told HT.
"Nothing can be more shameful than a former DGP being arrested. The probe is progressing on the right path. Let's see what happens next," remarked state BJP leader Tathagata Roy.
"It is quite natural from the trend of incidents. We will see more such arrests in the coming days. The common man of Bengal believes the ruling party of Bengal is deeply involved in the Saradha scam. The lakhs of duped despositors are waiting to see when the bigger fish will be caught," said Congress leader Abdul Mannan.
"It is surprising that after Rajat Majumdar's retirement, Saradha bosses discovered such great talents of the police . Mamata Banerjee has to prove whether she is a Trinamool leader, or the chief patron of Saradha," remarked CPI(M) leader Sujan Chakravarty.
Majumdar is the first ruling party leader to be arrested by the Enforcement Directorate and CBI, both of which are probing the Saradha scam.
Unlike other days, when Ghosh shies away from the media, he seemed to be an aggressive mood on Saturday. Standing in the dock in a packed courtroom, Ghosh urged judge Arvind Mishra to allow him to defend himself. When allowed to do so, he launched into a 15-minute argument without a break. Ghosh said that he was not praying for bail.
Rather, he wanted CBI to "interrogate Mamata Banerjee along with himself and Saradha CEO Sudipta Sen". Defending himself as a "salaried employee", he claimed he was not aware of funds being transferred from the Saradha-run media group, of which he was CEO, to Saradha Tours and Travels. Ghosh appealed to the judge not to allow those once close to Sudipta to "use the time to set their house in order". "We are in jail. But there are many once close to Sudipta Sen. Don't allow them to set their house in order," Ghosh told the judge. The hint was loud and clear. Ghosh pointed to the high and mighty, who he had named in a recorded video clip two days before his arrest.
Ghosh wants CBI to question CM along with him and Sudipta Sen.
The Opposition pounced upon Kunal's explosive comment. State BJP president Rahul Sinha, while not giving the undertrial a clean chit, held that investigators should take Ghosh seriously "because of his proximity with the Trinamool chief during the Saradha scam". Pradesh Congress president Adhir Chowdhury was more direct: "We welcome what Ghosh has proposed. The chief minister should come clean. CBI should question Mamata along with Kunal Ghosh and Sudipta Sen." CPM leader Md Salim wanted Mamata Banerjee to "tell CBI whatever she knew about the scam".
Ghosh's salvo prompted Trinamool leaders to come out in defence of their party supremo. At a hurriedly called press conference, party secretary general Partha Chatterjee said: "He (Ghosh) is aware of his predicament. Now that he has realized that he may be punished by the law for his wrongdoings, he is trying to take the CM's name in a futile attempt to save himself." Urban development minister Firhad Hakim dismissed Kunal's claim. "The comment comes from one of the prime accused in the Saradha scam. I am not taking it seriously," he said.
CBI, however, called Ghosh a "key person in the Saradha conspiracy" and sought his custody for 10 more days. CBI lawyer Partha Sarathi Datta submitted that Saradha had mobilized Rs 1,259 crore from the market, of which Rs 988 crore was pumped into its media group, of which Ghosh was CEO. The judge remanded Ghosh in jail till September 12 and Sudipta Sen and Debjani Mukherjee till September 18.
Saradha scam: TMC to keep tab on CBI to ascertain BJP's role
Suspicious about the role of BJP behind the CBI probe into the Saradha Ponzi scam, the Trinamool Congress on Sunday said they are keeping a close watch on every move of the agency to ascertain if the ruling party at the Centre had any influence in it.
"We are keeping a close watch on each and every movement by the CBI regarding its probe in the multi-crore Saradha scam to see if the ruling BJP at the Centre is playing any behind-the-scene politics. We shall not make any comment or specific complaint right now," Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay told reporters.
"There should not be any politics on CBI. It should be allowed to work impartially without any political pressure. The Prime Minister should ensure that the CBI is not a pawn in the hands of the party in power at the Centre," he said.
"Let the CBI complete its probe and file chargesheet without any influence or political pressure," Bandyopadhyay said.
"This is more important particularly when allegations by suspended party MP Kunal Ghosh involving the TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in the multi-crore scam came up at a time when the BJP party president Amit Shah is visiting the state," he said.
"After the Assembly by-elections are over, all 45 TMC MPs (except Kunal Ghosh) in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha together will give a deputation to the Prime Minister demanding CBI's impartial role in the probe. "If the BJP-led government at the Centre is involved in any conspiracy against us, it will also face the consequence," Bandyopadhyay cautioned.
Ruling out allegations by suspended party MP Kunal Ghosh involving West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the Saradha Ponzi scam, the Trinamool MP said such allegations by an accused who was in jail, had no legal grounds.
"Allegations by the suspended MP, now in jail for the last ten months, have no acceptance from legal point of view. He is now looking for an escape route by accusing others," Bandyopadhyay said.
Ghosh had demanded in a court on Saturday that Mamata Banerjee be brought face to face with incarcerated Saradha group chairman Sudipta Sen and himself and questioned by the CBI.
"If there is anyone who has enjoyed the benefits most, directly or indirectly from Saradha media, it is Mamata Banerjee," Ghosh had alleged. Refusing to comment on every other allegation of Ghosh, Bandyopadhyay said, "He (Kunal) is not a person who deserves reaction for his each and every point."
He also came down heavily on a section of media saying, "Media should not have done what it is doing in this case. The entire issue has been flared up by it. There might be an ulterior motive behind. The BJP also may have its influence."
সারদাকাণ্ডে এবার তৃণমূল সাংসদ সৃঞ্জয় বসুকে তলব সিবিআইয়ের, গ্রেফতার রজত মজুমদার
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 22:01
ওয়েব ডেস্ক: সারদাকাণ্ডে এবার তলব করা করা হল সৃঞ্জয় বসুকে। আগামিকাল তলব করা হল তৃণমূলের এই সাংসদকে। বেশ কিছু নথি সহ তাঁকে তলব করা হয়েছে। দিনভর জেরা করা হতে পারে সৃঞ্জয়কে।
এদিকে, সারদাকাণ্ডে গ্রেফতার করা হল প্রাক্তন পুলিসকর্তা তথা তৃণমূল নেতা রজত মজুমদারকে। রাজনৈতিক ও প্রশাসনিক যোগাযোগ কাজে লাগিয়ে মোটা অঙ্কের বিনিময়ে সারদা গোষ্ঠীকে সুবিধা পাইয়ে দেওয়ার অভিযোগ উঠেছে প্রাক্তন পুলিস কর্তার বিরুদ্ধে। তাঁর বিরুদ্ধে ষড়যন্ত্রের অভিযোগ এনেছে সিবিআই। এই নিয়ে সারদাকাণ্ডে এখনও পর্যন্ত ৬ জনকে গ্রেফতার করা হয়েছে।
এছাড়াও সারদা কাণ্ডে অর্থ নয়ছয়েরও কিছু সূত্র পেয়েছেন তদন্তকারিরা। সে বিষয়েই আজ তাকে জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ করা হয়। বেশ কয়েকদিন ধরে তাঁর গ্রেফতারের সম্ভাবনার কথা শোনা যাচ্ছিল। প্রথমে সারদা গোষ্ঠীর নিরাপত্তা উপদেষ্টা হিসাবে যোগ দিলেও পরেও কোম্পানির ডিরেক্টরও হন রজত মজুমদার।
সারদা নিয়ে কোম্পানি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রকের কাছে রিপোর্ট জমা পড়ল
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 20:16
ওয়েব ডেস্ক: সারদা কেলেঙ্কারি নিয়ে কেন্দ্রের কোম্পানি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রকের কাছে রিপোর্ট জমা দিল এসএফআইও। এক বছরের বেশি সময় ধরে এই কেলেঙ্কারির তদন্ত করেছে কোম্পানি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রকের সিরিয়াস ফ্রড ইনভেস্টিগেশন অফিস। তদন্তে নেমে কুণাল ঘোষ, দেবব্রত ওরফে নীতু সরকার এবং সৃঞ্জয় বসুসহ পাঁচ জনকে জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ করে এসএফআইও। এই রিপোর্ট খতিয়ে দেখবে কোম্পানি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রক।
সারদা কেলেঙ্কারির তদন্তে কলম পত্রিকার প্রাক্তন সম্পাদক আহমেদ হাসান ইমরানকে আজ ফের জেরা করছে এনফোর্সমেন্ট ডিরেক্টরেট। সারদাকে কলম পত্রিকা বিক্রির চুক্তিপত্রে অসঙ্গতি পেয়েছেন ইডির তদন্তকারীরা। চুক্তিপত্রে টাকার অঙ্কের জায়গাটি ফাঁকা রাখা হয়েছিল। তদন্তকারীদের প্রশ্ন, টাকার অঙ্ক স্থির না হয়ে কী করে একটি পত্রিকার মালিকানা হস্তান্তর হল?
সারদা-কাণ্ডে ফের আসিফ খানকে জেরা করল সিবিআই। সূত্রের খবর, সারদা ষড়যন্ত্রের মাথাদের নাগাল পেতেই আজ আসিফ খানকে জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ করা হয়। জেরা শেষে আসিফ খান জানান, তদন্তের স্বার্থে যে কোনও ধরনের সহযোগিতায় প্রস্তুত তিনি। তিনি বলেন, দলের নির্দেশ বা সিবিআইয়ের তলবে তিনি আসেননি। এসেছেন নিজের ইচ্ছেতেই। সুদীপ্ত সেন ফেরার হওয়ার পর, তার মালিকানাধীন কলম পত্রিকায় লগ্নি করেছিলেন আসিফ। এক শীর্ষ রাজনৈতিক নেতার এক সময়ের ছায়াসঙ্গী আসিফের কাছে সারদা কেলেঙ্কারির বহু অজানা তথ্য রয়েছে বলে মনে করছেন তদন্তকারীরা।
সারদাকাণ্ডে প্রাক্তন আইপিএস অফিসার ও তৃণমূল নেতা রজত মজুমদারকে গ্রেফতার করল সিবিআই । সারদার নিরাপত্তা উপদেষ্টা হিসাবে প্রথমে যোগ দিলেও পরে কোম্পানির ডিরেক্টর হন তিনি। তাঁর বিরুদ্ধে ষড়যন্ত্রের অভিযোগ এনেছে তদন্তকারী সংস্থা। প্রশাসনিক ও রাজনৈতিক যোগাযোগকে কাজে লাগিয়ে মোটা টাকার বিনিময়ে সারদা গোষ্ঠীকে বিভিন্ন সুযোগ সুবিধা পাইয়ে দেওয়ার অভিযোগ আনা হয়েছে রজত মজুমদারের বিরুদ্ধে। সারদার টাকা নয়ছয়েরও অভিযোগ উঠেছে তাঁর বিরুদ্ধে। আগামিকাল আদালতে পেশ করা হবে প্রাক্তন পুলিস কর্তাকে।
সারদাকাণ্ডে সিবিআইয়ের হাতে গ্রেফতার তৃণমূল নেতা রজত মজুমদার
প্রকাশ সিংহ, এবিপি আনন্দ
Tuesday, 09 September 2014 05:53 PM
কলকাতা: কলকাতা: সারদাকাণ্ডে সিবিআইয়ের হাতে গ্রেফতার প্রাক্তন পুলিশ কর্তা তথা তৃণমূল নেতা রজত মজুমদার। সিবিআই সূত্রে খবর, প্রভাবশালীদের সঙ্গে সুদীপ্ত সেনের পরিচয় করিয়ে দেন তিনি। কিন্তু কারা সেই প্রভাবশালী? এবিষয়ে আজ সিবিআইয়ের প্রশ্ন এড়িয়ে যান রজত। তারপরই গ্রেফতার করা হয় প্রাক্তন এই পুলিশ কর্তাকে।
সারদাকাণ্ডে তৃতীয়বার জেরার পর অবশেষে সিবিআই গ্রেফতার করল তাঁকে।
তাঁকে জালে তুলতে চাইছে সিবিআই, সেই আঁচ পাওয়া গিয়েছিল ১৪ অগাস্টই। সেদিনই রজতবাবুর ভবানীপুরের বাড়িতে তল্লাশি চালায় সিবিআই৷ তাঁকে প্রায় ৩ ঘণ্টা জেরা হয়। এরপর ২৩ তারিখ সুদীপ্ত সেনের মুখোমুখি বসিয়ে টানা সাত ঘণ্টা জেরা করা হয় তাঁকে। মঙ্গলবারও রজতবাবুকে জেরা করেন কেন্দ্রীয় গোয়েন্দা সংস্থার কর্তারা। কিন্তু তাঁর উত্তরে সন্তুষ্ট না হওয়ায় তাঁকে গ্রেফতার করল সিবিআই।
সিবিআই সূত্রে খবর, বিভিন্ন প্রভাবশালীদের সঙ্গে সুদীপ্ত সেনের পরিচয় করিয়ে দেন রজতবাবু। কারা সেই প্রভাবশালী? এবিষয়ে জানতে মঙ্গলবার তাঁকে ফের জেরা করে সিবিআই। সিবিআই সূত্রে খবর, বিষয়টি এড়িয়ে যাওয়ার চেষ্টা করেন তিনি। এরপরই তাঁকে গ্রেফতার করা হয়।
সিবিআই সূত্রে দাবি, চুক্তি ছাড়াই পরামর্শদাতা হিসেবে সারদার কাছ থেকে মাসে ১০ লক্ষ টাকা নিতেন রজতবাবু। বিদেশে বঙ্গ সম্মেলন আয়োজন করতে নিয়েছিলেন ৪ কোটি টাকা৷ যদিও খরচের কোনও হিসেব তিনি দেননি বলেই দাবি সিবিআইয়ের। রজতবাবুকে হেফাজতে নিয়ে এসব বিষয়েই জানতে চাইছে সিবিআই।
সারদাকাণ্ডে এর আগে ইস্টবেঙ্গল কর্তা দেবব্রত সরকার ও ব্যবসায়ী সন্ধির অগ্রবালকে গ্রেফতার করেছে সিবিআই। তবে এই প্রথম তৃণমূলের কোনও নেতা সিবিআইয়ের জালে ধরা পড়লেন।
এদিকে সারদাকাণ্ডে গ্রেফতারির পরেই তৃণমূল নেতা রজত মজুমদারের এনআরএস হাসপাতালে ভর্তি হওয়া নিয়ে বিতর্ক। আজ সিবিআই তাঁকে গ্রেফতার করার পরই রজত মজুমদার দাবি করেন, তাঁর বুকে ব্যথা হচ্ছে। বিধাননগর হাসপাতালের চিকিত্সকদের একটি দল সিবিআই দফতরে গিয়ে ইসিজি করেও তাঁর হৃদযন্ত্রে কোনও সমস্যা খুঁজে পাননি। কিন্তু, তখনও বুকে ব্যথার কথা বলায় তাঁকে এনআরএস হাসপাতালে পাঠানো হয়। সেখানেও ডাক্তারি পরীক্ষায় তাঁর হৃদপিণ্ডে কোনও সমস্যা খুঁজে পাননি চিকিত্সকরা। যদিও পরে তাঁকে এনআরএস হাসপাতালের আইসিসিইউ-তে ভর্তি করা হয়। কিন্তু ডাক্তারি পরীক্ষায় কোনও সমস্যা ধরা না পড়লেও কেন তাঁকে আইসিসিইউ-তে ভর্তি করা হল? তা নিয়ে প্রশ্ন তুলেছেন অনেকে। এর অবশ্য কোনও সদুত্তর দিতে পারেননি এনআরএস হাসপাতালের সুপার। তাঁর বক্তব্য, চিকিত্সকরা মনে করেছেন বলেই রজত মজুমদারকে হাসপাতালে ভর্তি করা হয়েছে।
Saradha Scam: Former Trinamool MP Challenges Mamata Banerjee to Set Up Internal Probe
All India | Reported by Monideepa Banerjee, Edited by Tasim Zahid | Updated: September 09, 2014 10:14 IST
KOLKATTA: In more Saradha heat for Mamata Banerjee, Kunal Ghosh, a lawmaker she had suspended from her Trinamool Congress, has again hit out at the West Bengal chief minister, challenging her to set up an internal enquiry into the chit fund scam.
"The leader who resigned on the issue of Tehelka, on the issue of honesty. If there is one per cent honesty, courage and cleanliness, let them first set up an enquiry committee in the party on chit funds. If they don't do it, it will then prove that she or they are hiding from workers, hiding from people," said Mr Ghosh on Monday, adding, "DID SUDIPTA SEN MEET MAMATA IN 2012? Yes. WAS MUKUL ROY THERE? Yes."
Mr Ghosh is one of the main accused in the multi-crore scam and was arrested last year as was Sudipta Sen, the promoter of Saradha and the alleged kingpin of the scam. Mukul Roy is a Trinamool MP and a close Mamata Banerjee aide.
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Three days ago, Mr Ghosh claimed that Ms Banerjee was the biggest beneficiary of the Saradha Group's media operations, which he ran. He sought that he be taken into CBI custody and interrogated along with Sen, and the Chief Minister.
The dramatic charge, shouted out as he was being taken for questioning to the CBI office, made headlines and provided visiting BJP president Amit Shah with context to attack Ms Banerjee. Mr Shah alleged at a Kolkata rally that Ms Banerjee's associates were involved in the scam and said, "No good can come of the politics of tushtikaran (placating). If you can't manage, please step down. BJP will provide good governance to Bengal."
With municipal elections due soon, the Trinamool yesterday fielded party MP and Mamata's nephew Abhishek to defend her. He said at a rally that Ms Banerjee would support as "unbiased investigation" into the Saradha scam.
The Saradha group closed shop across Bengal last year, unable to pay back depositors -- mainly poor people in small towns and villages -- who had parked their life's savings with the companies, lured by the promise of huge returns.
Story First Published: September 09, 2014 09:30 IST
KOLKATTA: In more Saradha heat for Mamata Banerjee, Kunal Ghosh, a lawmaker she had suspended from her Trinamool Congress, has again hit out at the West Bengal chief minister, challenging her to set up an internal enquiry into the chit fund scam.
"The leader who resigned on the issue of Tehelka, on the issue of honesty. If there is one per cent honesty, courage and cleanliness, let them first set up an enquiry committee in the party on chit funds. If they don't do it, it will then prove that she or they are hiding from workers, hiding from people," said Mr Ghosh on Monday, adding, "DID SUDIPTA SEN MEET MAMATA IN 2012? Yes. WAS MUKUL ROY THERE? Yes."
Mr Ghosh is one of the main accused in the multi-crore scam and was arrested last year as was Sudipta Sen, the promoter of Saradha and the alleged kingpin of the scam. Mukul Roy is a Trinamool MP and a close Mamata Banerjee aide.
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Three days ago, Mr Ghosh claimed that Ms Banerjee was the biggest beneficiary of the Saradha Group's media operations, which he ran. He sought that he be taken into CBI custody and interrogated along with Sen, and the Chief Minister.
The dramatic charge, shouted out as he was being taken for questioning to the CBI office, made headlines and provided visiting BJP president Amit Shah with context to attack Ms Banerjee. Mr Shah alleged at a Kolkata rally that Ms Banerjee's associates were involved in the scam and said, "No good can come of the politics of tushtikaran (placating). If you can't manage, please step down. BJP will provide good governance to Bengal."
With municipal elections due soon, the Trinamool yesterday fielded party MP and Mamata's nephew Abhishek to defend her. He said at a rally that Ms Banerjee would support as "unbiased investigation" into the Saradha scam.
The Saradha group closed shop across Bengal last year, unable to pay back depositors -- mainly poor people in small towns and villages -- who had parked their life's savings with the companies, lured by the promise of huge returns.
Story First Published: September 09, 2014 09:30 IST
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Saradha Group financial scandal
 | |
| Former type | Privately owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services, infrastructure management, automobiles, manufacturing |
| Genre | Deposit mobilising company |
| Fate | Allegations that this consortium of companies is aPonzi scheme |
| Founders | Sudipto Sen |
| Defunct | April 2013 |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Key people | Sudipto Sen, Chairman & MD Debjani Mukherjee, Director Kunal Ghosh, CEO, Media Div. |
| Employees | 16000+ |
| Divisions | Saradha Realty Saradha Exports Global automobiles Saradha media group |
| Website | saradhagroup.biz |
The Saradha Group financial scandal is a financial scam that was caused by the collapse of a Ponzi scheme run by Saradha Group, a consortium of over 200 private companies that was believed to be running a wide variety of collective investment schemes (popularly but incorrectly referred to as chit fund)[1][2][3] inEastern India.[4] The group collapsed in April 2013, causing an estimated loss of INR 200–300 billion (US$4–6 billion)[5][6] to over 1.7 million depositors.[7] In the aftermath of the scandal, the State Government of West Bengal, where the Saradha Group and the majority of duped investors were based, instituted an inquiry commission to investigate the collapse[8] and also set up a fund of INR 5 billion (92 million USD) to ensure that low-income investors are not bankrupted.[9] The Union Government through the Income Tax Department andEnforcement Directorate also launched a multi-agency probe to investigate the Saradha scam, as well as other similar Ponzi schemes.[10] In May 2014, theSupreme Court of India citing inter-state ramifications, possible international money laundering, serious regulatory failures and alleged political nexus transferred all investigations in the Saradha Scam and other Ponzi schemes toCentral Bureau of Investigation, the federal investigative agency.[11][12]
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[hide]Background[edit]
India has a large low-income rural population with low access to formal banking facilities.[13] A web of parallel informal banking arose to fill the vacuum. At its centre were moneylenders, who used to charge exorbitant rates of interest; to curb this practice several Moneylenders Acts were enacted by the state governments by the 1950s.[14] However failure to replace the role of moneylenders gave rise to fly-by-night financial operators who ran Ponzi schemes in various disguises.[15] However some commentators place the blame for these kinds of Ponzi schemes on greed rather than exclusion from formal banking systems.[16][17][18]
The relatively prosperous rural economy of West Bengal had previously relied on small savings schemes run by Indian Postal Service. However, low rates of interest in the 1980s and '90s encouraged the rise of several Ponzi schemes in speculative ventures such as Sanchayita Investments, Overland Investment Company, Verona Credit and Commercial Investment Company. Together, these scams eliminated close to 10 billion INR in investor wealth.[19][20]
In spite of this history of Ponzi schemes, the continuing decline in interest rates, rapid financialisation of household savings, lack of financial literacy and investor awareness, political patronage, absence of adequate legal deterrence, and regulatory arbitrage encouraged the growth of similar companies.[21] These companies either raised their funds through legitimate channels such as collective investment schemes, non-convertible debentures and preference shares, or illegitimately through hoax financial instruments such as teak bonds, potato bonds or fictitious ventures in agro-export, construction, manufacturing, etc. As of 2013, 8 out of every 10 multi-level marketing and finance schemes against which complaints have been received are based in West Bengal, giving the state the sordid title of 'Ponzi capital of India'.[22] It is estimated that these Ponzi funds have altogether amassed around INR 10 trillion (short scale) (200 billion USD) from unsuspecting depositors in Eastern India.[23]
Modus operandi of Saradha[edit]
Financial operations[edit]
The companies that made up Saradha Group were incorporated in 2006. Its name is a cacography of Sarada Devi, a highly revered spiritual icon of the region and the wife and spiritual counterpart of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a nineteenth-centurymystic of Bengal.[24] This association gave Saradha Group a veneer of respectability.[25]
Like all Ponzi schemes, Saradha Group promised astronomical returns in fanciful but credible investments.[26] Its funds were sold on commission by agents who were recruited from local rural communities. As much as 25–40% of the deposit was returned to these agents as commissions and lucrative gifts to quickly build up a wide agent pyramid.[27] To keep ahead of regulators, the group used a nexus of companies to launder money.[28]
Initially, the front-line companies collected money from the public by issuingsecured debentures and redeemable preferential bonds.[29] However, under Indian Securities regulations and section 67 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 a company cannot raise capital from more than 50 people without issuing a properprospectus and balance sheet. Its accounts must be audited. It must also have explicit permission from the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).[30]
SEBI first challenged Saradha Group in 2009. Saradha Group responded by opening as many as 200 new companies to create more cross-holdings. This created an extremely complex tiered corporate structure which made it difficult to pin blame on any one company.[31]
However, SEBI persisted in its investigation through 2010.[32] In response, Saradha Group changed its methods of raising capital. In West Bengal, Jharkhand, Assam and Chhattisgarh, it now ran variations of collective investment schemes (CIS), such as tourism packages, forward travel and hotel booking timeshare credit transfer, real estate, infrastructure finance, and motorcycle manufacturing.[33][34] The investors were rarely informed about the true nature of the investments. Instead, many investors were told only that they would get high returns after a fixed period.[35] To other investors, the investment was fraudulently sold as a form of 'chit fund'. Under the Chit Fund Act (1982), chit funds are regulated by state governments rather than SEBI.[36]
After SEBI warned the state government of West Bengal about Saradha Group's apparent chit fund activities in 2011,[37]Saradha Group changed its methods again. This time, it acquired and sold large numbers of shares of various listed companies, siphoning off the proceeds of the sale to accounts which have not yet been identified.[38]
By 2012, SEBI was able to identify the group's activities as CIS, not chit fund, and demanded that it immediately stop operating its investment schemes until it received proper permission from SEBI.[37] However, Saradha Group ignored SEBI, and continued to operate in the same manner until it collapsed in April 2013.[39]
Building brand and non-financial businesses[edit]
Like previous Ponzi schemes, Saradha Group invested strongly in building its brand.[40] With enormous funds at its disposal, Saradha invested in high visibility sectors, such as the Bengali film industry,[41] where it recruited famous actress andTrinamool Congress (TMC) Member of parliament Satabdi Roy as its brand ambassador.[42] Famous bollywood actor andMember of parliament from Trinamool Congress Mithun Chakraborty was engaged as the brand ambassador of Saradha Group's media platform.[43][44]
Saradha Group also enlisted Kunal Ghosh, another Trinamool Congress Member of parliament, to act as the CEO of the media group.[42] Under Kunal Ghosh, the group went on a spree of buying and establishing local television channels and newspapers, investing around INR 9.88 billion in the media group.[45] By 2013 it employed over 1500 journalists and owned eight newspapers in five languages: Seven Sisters Post and Bengal Post (English dailies), Sakalbela and Kalom (Bengalidailies), Prabhat Varta (Hindi daily),[46] Ajir Dainik Baturi (Assamese daily),[47] Azad Hind[48] (Urdu daily) and Parama (Bengali weekly magazine). It also owned two Bengali news channels (Tara Newz and Channel 10), two Bengali general entertainment channels (Tara Muzic and Tara Bangla),[49] one Punjabi general entertainment channel (Tara Punjabi),[50] one international channel aimed at Indian diaspora (TV South East Asia)[51] and one FM radio station.[52] Noted auteur Aparna Sen was made the editor of Parama.[53][54]
In 2011, Saradha Group bought Global Automobiles, a heavily indebted motorcycle company, to front the latest version of its Ponzi scheme. Even though the company immediately stopped most production, it kept 150 workers on payroll who "pretended to work whenever truckloads and busloads of prospective depositors of Saradha Realty visited the plant for a first-hand check before investing."[55] It also bought similar shell companies like West Bengal Awadhoot Agro Private Ltd in North 24-Parganas and Landmark Cement in Bankura to showcase them to agents and depositors and convince them that the Saradha Group had diversified interests.[56]
As part of its corporate social responsibility program, Saradha Group donated motorcycles to the Kolkata Police. On 19 July 2011, it persuaded Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal to launch its ambulances and motorcycles for the Jangalmahal area of West Midnapore.[57]
To further etch itself in the socio-cultural milieu of Bengal, Saradha Group invested in football rivals and the best known football clubs in Bengal: Mohun Bagan A.C. (INR 18 million in 2010–11) and East Bengal F.C. (INR 35 million since 2010).[58][59] The group also generously sponsored various Durga Puja celebrations organised by local political leaders.[60][61]
Political patronage[edit]
Several political leaders received financial support from Saradha Group, including several Members of Parliament of Trinamool Congress, the incumbent ruling party of West Bengal.[26]
Member of Parliament Kunal Ghosh drew a salary of INR 1.6 million per month from Saradha Group. Member of Parliament Srinjoy Bose, son of Swapan Sadhan Bose, was directly involved with the media operations of Saradha Group.[62] Transport Minister Madan Mitra headed the employees' union of Saradha Group, and publicly encouraged people to invest their savings with the company.[63] Sudipto Sen reportedly spent Rs 18.6 million to buy paintings by Mamata Banerjee, whose government later issued a notification that public libraries should buy and display newspapers of Saradha group.[64] The loss making Lamdmark Cement company co-owned by textiles minister Shyamapada Mukherjee, was bought at a premium by Saradha Group.[65][66] The group also had financial dealings with Ganesh Dey, the confidential assistant of the finance minister of the erstwhile Left Front government, who was later expelled.[67]
Politicians outside West Bengal also benefited from Saradha Group. The Health and Education Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, may have profited personally from the Ponzi scheme.[68][69] Sen had claimed of paying Rs 250 million to Manoranjana Singh, wife of former Congress Member of Parliament from Assam and Union Cabinet minister Matang Singh, Rs 30 million to her father K N Gupta to buy shares in a TV channel, allegedly at an inflated price. As per ED officials investigating the case, the actual amount paid could be almost double of what is being claimed.[70][71]
Some commentators also state that this Ponzi scheme only survived for so many years because of its heavy political patronage.[72][73]
Collapse and unravelling of the scam[edit]
The earliest public warnings about the reckless and fradulent CIS in West Bengal started in 2009, from members of parliamentSomendra Nath Mitra and Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury and West Bengal Consumer Affairs Minister Sadhan Pande.[74]However, apart from the SEBI investigation, no executive actions were taken at this time.
On 7 December 2012, RBI governor Duvvuri Subbarao stated that the West Bengal government should initiate suo motuaction against companies that were indulging in financial malpractice.[75] By that time, the Saradha Group Ponzi scheme was already beginning to unravel.
In January 2013, the cash inflow of Saradha Group was less than its cash payouts for the first time. This outcome is inevitable in a Ponzi scheme that is allowed to run full course. Although Sudipta Sen tried to calm uneasy depositors and agents, the tide had irrevocably turned.[76]
On 6 April 2013, Sudipto Sen wrote an 18-page confessional letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation, in which he admitted that he had paid large sums of money to several politicians.[77] He also stated that TMC leader Kunal Ghosh had forced him to enter into money-losing media ventures and blackmailed him into selling one of his channels at below market price.[78] After posting this letter on 10 April, Sen fled.
In his absence, the Ponzi scheme unravelled into a full-blown crisis. On 17 April, approximately 600 collection agents claiming to be associated with Saradha Group assembled at the headquarters of TMC and demanded government intervention.
The mood of despondency quickly spread across Bengal. As described by a Times of India interviewee, "'The entire Dakshin Barasat today looks like it was hit by a cyclone. Every home has a bankrupt depositor or a fugitive agent. People who were friends have turned enemies. Happy households have become miserable. Students have stopped going to school. Traders have lost interest in opening shutters. There is a sense of treachery that has replaced the warmth of a neighbourhood. Suddenly everything has become vicious."[76] By this time, the Saradha Group financial scandal had colloquially become known as "Bonzi", a portmanteau of the words Ponzi and Bengal.[79]
On 18 April, an arrest warrant was issued for Sudipto Sen.[80] By 20 April, the news of potentially the largest Ponzi scheme ever seen in India had become ongoing headline news in West Bengal, and then front-page news nationally.[81][82][83] After a massive manhunt, Sudipto Sen, Debjani Mukhopadhdhay, and Arvind Singh Chauhan were arrested in Sonmarg, Kashmir on 23 April 2013.[84] On the same day, SEBI stated that both chain marketing and forward contracts are forms of CIS, and officially asked Saradha Group to immediately desist from raising any further capital and return all deposits by three months.[37][85]
Key people[edit]
- Sudipto Sen was the chairman and managing director of the Saradha Group. He was arrested in Kashmir on 23 April 2013, after having been on the run for over a week.[86]
- Sen was described as a soft-spoken, charming, yet forceful orator. At the time of his arrest he was in his mid-50s. In his youth, he had a different name, Shankaraditya Sen, and was part of the Naxalite movement in West Bengal. He changed his name to Sudipto Sen and may have had plastic surgery sometime in the 1990s,[87] after which he became associated with land development projects in South Kolkata. The land bank he formed at the turn of the century became the initial vehicle for enticing early customers into his Ponzi scheme.[88]
- Debjani Mukherjee, who had earlier studied at the St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School, and at theSivanath Sastri College,[89] was one of the executive directors of Saradha Group who had the power to sign cheques on behalf of the group.[90] She was arrested together with Sudipto Sen.[91]
- At the time of her arrest Debjani was in her early 30s. Her early training was as an air hostess. Although she originally joined Saradha Group in 2010 as a receptionist, she rose rapidly to be the 'number two' in the group hierarchy.[92] She was well known locally for her generosity to her community.[93]
Aftermath and reactions[edit]
State government reaction[edit]
- West Bengal government: On 22 April 2013 the West Bengal government announced that a four-member judicial inquiry commission headed by Shyamal Kumar Sen, retired Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, would probe the scam, the commission was named Justice Shyamal Sen Commission of Enquiry (Saradha Group of Companies and other similar companies). Mamata Banerjee was reported to have commented "ja gechhey ta gechhey" (whatever has gone has gone).[94] On 24 April 2013, Mamata Banerjee announced a controversial Rs 500-crore relief fund for the low income depositors of the Saradha Group, introducing a 10 per cent additional tax on tobacco products to raise the money and in jest asked smokers "to light up a little more" to quickly fill up the requisite fund,[95][96] a comment that displeased anti-tobacco groups.[97] The propriety of the fund was later questioned by the Governor of RBI.[98] The West Bengal government also set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) u/s 36 of the CrPC, with officers drawn from WB CID and Kolkata Police, to pool all the criminal cases and expeditiously probe the investigation.[99]
- The state government decided to repeal an existing bill passed by the Left Front Government in 2009, which had not received the approval of the President of India.[100][101] On 30 April 2013 the new Bill titled, The West Bengal Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Bill, 2013, was passed in a two-day special session of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, having provisions for retrospective effect, search and seizure, enhanced penalties, establishment of special courts, confiscation of property.[102][103][104] As the Bill legislated on subject matter pertaining to the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution, on which a federal law was already in place, the Bill required approval from the President. The Bill was sent to Union Home Ministry, which sent it back to the West Bengal Assembly on 6 June 2013 stating that the Bill has penal provisions implemented with retrospective effect, this falls foul of Basic structure doctrine of Indian constitution and the established criminal law jurisprudence.[105] On 12 December 2013, the West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed an amended version of the original bill, incorporating changes suggested by the Financial services, Revenue and Economic Affairs Departments in New Delhi. The new Bill was then sent for Presidential approval.[106]
- On 8 May 2013, Mamata Banerjee stated that West Bengal was actively considering setting up a government backed small savings fund to encourage small depositors to invest in it rather than in Ponzi scams.[107] However doubts have been raised if a cash starved state with high debt burden has the financial acumen or political will to independently administer such a fund.[108]
- On 23 May 2013, Chief Minister, Mamata Bannerjee indicated the willingness of West Bengal government to take over Saradha owned television channels Tara News and Tara Muzic, which had earlier been sent under administration by Calcutta High Court.[109]
- Assam government: On 4 April 2013, the Assam Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the Assam Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) (Amendment) Bill, 2013 to enhance the protections available to depositors and curb fraudulent financial schemes.[110] Soon after the Saradha scam, Assam Government sent the bill to Governor for his approval so that the bill may be forwarded to President of India for his assent.[111] On 22 April 2013Assam Police sealed five offices of Saradha Group amid protests by depositors, agents and employees and accusations that a minister, a former DGP and government officials had facilitated the group's business ventures in the state of Assam.[112] Unlike in West Bengal where the probe is based on FIRs filed by defrauded depositors, the Assam Government suo motto registered 222 cases against 128 companies including Saradha Group, Rose Valley, Unipay 2U, Jeevan Suraksha, Prayag, Abyss Assam Group Co, Basil International Ltd., Alliance Vision Marketing Pvt. Ltd and Daffodils Group of Companies after widespread protests rocked Assam. In 17 cases, charge sheets have been filed against 42 persons belonging to 15 companies while altogether 303 persons have been arrested for swindling public money. The government had also seized nearly Rs 9.4 million in cash from the arrested and 106 bank accounts with total deposit of Rs 240 million have been frozen while a number of plots totalling more than 99 bighas, besides buildings, have been identified and necessary steps are being taken for their attachment.[111] On 6 May 2013 Assam handed over the investigation of the scam to CBI.[113]
- Odisha government: On the basis of complaints filed by over 6000 depositors (mainly from districts adjoining Bengal), theGovernment of Odisha ordered the Crime Branch of Odisha Police to start investigation on the Saradha scam.[114] The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch of Odisha Police registered criminal cases against Sudipto Sen and Saradha Group; on 3 May 2013 Odisha police seized documents and sealed the local offices of Saradha group.[115][116][117] At the time of handing over investigation to CBI in May 2014, EOW had registered as many as 207 cases relating to 43 of the 44 companies and had arrested 440 persons. Chargesheet for cheating and criminal conspiracy was filed in 120 cases under provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act and the Odisha Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act.[118]
- Sikkim government: On 4 May 2013, based on complaints filed by depositors/investors under Sikkim Protection of Interests of Depositors Act, Sikkim Police conducted raids on Gangtok office of Kolkata-headquartered Rose Valley Group, which was also running unregistered collective investment schemes similar to Saradha group.[119][120]
- Tripura government: On 9 May 2013, the Government of Tripura handed over all the cases involving deposit-collecting companies in the state to CBI and the Income Tax Department.[113]
Central government reaction[edit]
In March 2013, Union corporate affairs minister Sachin Pilot said in the Lok Sabha that his ministry has received complaints against West Bengal's Chakra Infrastructure, icore E-Service, MPS Group, Prayag Group, Rose Valley Group, Tower Infotech, Vibgyor Group, URO Group, Saradha Group and many others for their involvement in Ponzi or multi-layer-marketing schemes.[20] However no action was taken, it was only after the unravelling of the scam that a host of measures were announced. On 25 April 2013, Income Tax department and Ministry of Corporate Affairs started separate investigation into Saradha Scam and the other similar Ponzi funds masquerading as NBFCs or CIS.[121] On the same day the Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a money laundering case, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), at its Guwahati office as the Assam police has registered an FIR against the Saradha group to probe the allegations of financial irregularities by numerous depositors against it.[122] On 1 May 2013, commenting on the regulatory loopholes, the Chairman of SEBI remarked that 'there should be one single regulator for entire collective investment schemes.'[123]
On 7 May 2013, the Union Government set up an inter-ministerial group with members from corporate affairs ministry, SEBI, Reserve Bank of India and officers from the Income Tax Department. The group is supposed to unify the regulations of investment schemes by NBFCs, banks and companies, which at present are governed by different laws and regulations leading to regulatory loopholes etc.[124]
In light of the scam, SEBI requested sweeping powers to investigate and prosecute any fraudulent collective investment schemes.[125] In August 2013, Central Government amended the SEBI Act and gave SEBI powers to search and seize without prior magisterial permission to crack down on illegal money collection schemes.[126][127]
Political reactions and protests[edit]
The crash of the Ponzi scheme and the publication of the letter written by Sudipto Sen led to a barrage of cross party accusations, CPM accused TMC of hobnobbing with the 'chit fund', TMC on the other hand alleged that Union Minister of Finance's wife Nalini Chidambaram had taken lawyers fee from Saradha Group to incorporate its companies and should be investigated,[128] TMC also blamed CPM for letting Ponzi funds grow in Bengal.[129] CPM demanded that the investigation should be done by CBI as many TMC leaders are involved in the scam thus an independent probe by state agencies is impossible.
Saradha Scam became a major campaign issue amongst the political parties in West Bengal during the Indian general election, 2014.[130] Allegation and counter allegations were hurled by all the political parties in the state. While the CPM, Congress and BJP once again accused TMC of facilitating and profiting from the scam, TMC retorted that the companies were allowed to register during the government run by CPM in the state and Congress in the centre.[131] Mamata Bannerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal and Chairperson of TMC, launched a scathing attack on P. Chidambaram, the finance minister of the central government, alleging political vendetta in the timing (coinciding with the parliamentary elections) of a spurt in Enforcement Directorate (which is under the supervision of central government) investigation.[132] Yet another round of political controversy broke when Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate, alluded that Mamata Bannerjee may have directly benefited from the ponzi scam when her paintings were allegedly bought for Rs. 1.8 crores by the Saradha group;[133]TMC retorted sharply to the allegations threatening legal action for defamation and taunted Modi as 'Butcher of Gujarat'.[134][135]
There have been ongoing street protests around West Bengal, sometimes it has resulted in ransacking of offices of various Ponzi funds.[136] The agents and depositors of various money mobilising funds in West Bengal organised themselves under the banner of Chit Fund Sufferers Unity Forum (CFSUF) and demanded swift investigation along with reimbursement of deposits.[137] The Forum engaged in several high visibility disruptive protests[138] and was allegedly threatened and intimidated by TMC, the ruling political party.[139][140]
As per news media at least eighteen agents/depositors[136][141][142][143][144][145][146][147][148][149][150][151] and six executives/directors of various money pooling companies have committed suicide in the aftermath of the scandal.[152][153][154]However some media reports and political parties in the opposition claim that the number of Ponzi scam related suicide after the Saradha bust is around 60.[155]
Judicial reactions[edit]
On 22 April 2013, separate Public Interest Litigations (PIL) were filed, in Guwahati High Court by RTI activist Akhil Gogoi and in Calcutta High Court by advocate Basabi Roy Chowdhury, both seeking CBI investigation against the Saradha Group and other chit-fund companies.[156] On 25 April, responding to the PIL, a division bench of Calcutta High Court comprising Chief Justice Arun Kumar Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that since the ramifications of the scam included other states, a central agency would, perhaps, do justice to the investigation. However it gave state government one week to submit its investigation report to see if the probe is conducted in a fair manner.[157] On 7 May 2013, Calcutta High Court appointed a three member administrator group to run Tara News and Tara Muzic.[158] The High Court then allowed the SIT to continue with the investigation and ordered it to submit timely progress report before the court.[159] However the petitioners were dissatisfied with the order and appealed before the Supreme Court of India in July, 2013 via a Special Leave Petition (SLP).[160] Before the Supreme Court the Government of West Bengal stated that the investigation into the scam was being successfully conducted by the SIT.[161] However all the other state governments of Orissa, Jharkhand and Tripura who were respondent to the case requested for CBI enquiry.[162] The SC bench led by Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice C. Nagappan in April, 2014 hinted that SC may order a CBI probe in all money collection entities around the country.[163] On 9 May 2014, the same bench of the Supreme Court of India ordered CBI to investigate all Ponzi scams in Eastern India including Saradha scam.[164] The Court also clarified that concurrent attachment and auction of the assets of suspected Ponzi companies, to reimburse duped depositors, at the end of the judicial proceedings initiated by Enforcement Directorate (authorised under federal laws) and various state agencies (authorised under state laws) would also run parallel to the CBI investigation.[165] On May 12, 2014 The apex court came down heavily on regulators in the Saradha Group chit fund scam. The Supreme Court observed that a scam of such magnitude having gone undetected for years indicates a deep-rooted apathy if not criminal neglect on the part of regulators.[166]
Macroeconomic and microeconomic effects[edit]
Companies illegally mobilising deposits diverted considerable funds (estimated to be around INR 240 billion in the last three years) from small savings funds promoted by state government. Official data show a steady slide in small-savings deposits and a spurt in withdrawals, which left a thin slice for the state government to borrow from to make ends meet. This had ripple effect on the overall macroeconomic situation of the state, as because instead of being used by government for public purpose the money went into Ponzi schemes which either were siphoned off to foreign locations or were put to use for private gains.[167]
On microeconomic front it is feared that legitimate Non-banking financial companies and micro finance institutions would be stigmatised and would lead to a vicious cycle of low depositor trust, higher interest rates, lower lending and a localised credit crunch.[168] Furthermore as the majority of the depositors in Saradha group came from the lowest economic strata, the loss of the investment would result in a further decrease in social mobility.[169] On the positive side, the scam has drawn attention on similar illegal deposit mobilising companies which are facing increasing regulatory heat.[170][171] Many such companies which have been following variations of time share travel schemes on which there are little clear regulations[172] are trying to register as cooperative societies to continue their financial operations.[173]
Criminal prosecution and ongoing investigations[edit]
Central agencies[edit]
On 30 April 2013, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) started investigation into the scam in Assam at the request of the state government.[174][175] It had been indicated by Chief Minister of Tripura that Tripura may also order CBI probe into Saradha chit fund scam.[176]
In West Bengal as the criminal investigation had not been initially handed over to CBI, the Enforcement Directorate (a Central agency which primarily probes money laundering) led the investigation on behalf of the Central Government. In April, 2014 ED arrested the absconding wife, son and daughter-in-law of Sudipta Sen all of whom were directors in various companies of Saradha Group at some point. ED also questioned two TMC MPs Ahmad Hassan and Arpita Ghosh about their financial transactions with Saradha Group.[177] ED alleged that West Bengal police has not cooperated with it and has created hurdles in its investigation.[178][179][180]
In May 2014, Supreme Court transferred all investigations into 44 deposit mobilising companies, including Saradha Group of Companies, suspected of running variations of Ponzi scams in the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Jharkhand and Tripura to CBI.[181][182]
Special Investigation Team (SIT), West Bengal Police[edit]
FIR was filed against Sudipto Sen and Kunal Ghosh on 14 April 2013.[183] Around 6 officials from Saradha Group have been arrested. Numerous others from various illegal ponzi funds have also been arrested in several districts of West Bengal.[184]The investigation is being headed by detective department of Bidhannagar police. The general ambit of investigation has also widened to include other Ponzi funds which has scripted rags to riches stories for their promoters.[185] Kunal Ghosh along with other Ponzi fund officials from Saradha were repeatedly questioned by police to determine the true assets of the company and other facets of the fraud.[186] Kunal Ghosh was arrested by SIT in November, 2013 after he named posted a list of 12 names on his Facebook page, there were names of at least four Trinamool MPs and Trinamool supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.[187]
As per the initial SIT reports Saradha Group had mobilised an amount of Rs 2,459.59 crore through issuance of their policies.[188] By April 2014 around 385 FIRs were filed against Sardha Group in which SIT managed to file 288 chargesheets, while 453 FIRs were filed against other money pooling companies and ponzi funds where 75 chargesheets were filed before the court.[189][190][191]
Since 2 May 2013, after complaints from depositors, state government ordered SIT to increase its investigative ambit and conduct search and seizure at offices of two companies MPS Greenery Developers Ltd and Prayag Infotech Hi-Rise Ltd, both of whom were running unregistered collective investment schemes similar to Saradha group.[192][193] By 6 May 2013 police had also arrested directors of two more similar Ponzi companies ATM group[194] and Annex Infrastructure Pvt Ltd[195] on charges of defrauding depositors.
As per news-reports at the time of handing over all investigation proceedings in Saradha Scam to CBI, SIT had arrested eleven persons related to the scam, had traced 224 immovable properties, seized 54 vehicles and had managed to file chargesheet in close to 300 pending cases.[196]
Justice Shyamal Sen Commission[edit]
By mid-August 2013, Justice Sen Commission finished its initial compilation of the list of claimants. Around 1.74 million depositors filed claims with the Commission. Out of which 83 per cent invested Rs 10,000 or less.[197] The Commission recommended the state government to sell the assets of the company and proportionally distribute it among duped investors.[198] By April 2014, the Commission had refunded 0.4 million depositors of the Saradha Scam who had invested less than Rs. 10,000. The Commission received claims from 0.5 million depositors who were duped by ponzi funds other than Saradha, however the Commission did not refund any of these depositors, the Calcutta High Court in April 2014 sought a report from the Commission on the discriminatory yardstick being applied to refund the depositors.[199]
Convictions and sentences[edit]
In February, 2014, Sudipta Sen was convicted in a case where he was charged, under various provisions of employment law, as a Director of Saradha Group for his failure to deposit with the provident fund authorities Rs. 0.03 million that his firm owed to its employees; he was sentenced by the trial court to three years in jail, it was the first conviction in a series of civil and criminal cases, relating to corporate fraud and non-payment of deposits, pending against him.[200]
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