New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested Sukanya Mondal, the daughter of Trinamool Congress strongman Anubrata Mondal in Delhi in reference to the cattle smuggling rip-off in West Bengal. The ED had summoned Sukanya to its headquarters right here a number of instances to query her in reference to the rip-off, however she prevented the summons. Her father Anubrata Mondal is presently in judicial custody in reference to the identical rip-off. Sukanya was arrested by the ED eight months after her father was arrested in August final yr. The ED wished to query her in regards to the sources of funds within the firms and rice mills in West Bengal`s Birbhum district the place she had been having directorship or partnership. Probe revealed that she is the director of two firms, Neer Developer Pvt Ltd and ANM Agrochem Foods Pvt Ltd. The firms have their places of work on the similar deal with the place Bholebam Rice Mill, which can also be owned by her, is situated in Birbhum`s Bolpur city. Apart from that, she had been having partnerships in quite a few rice mills in Birbhum district.
Earlier, she was questioned by the ED however she denied having any information or particulars in regards to the firms, rice mills or different properties in her title. She additionally maintained that their private chartered accountant Manish Kothari was conscious of all the main points. Even Kothari was additionally arrested by the ED and is presently in judicial custody.
TMC Maintains Safe Stand On Sukanya’s Arrest
As the information of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arresting Sukanya Monda in Delhi reached Kolkata on Wednesday night, the state`s ruling occasion took a secure stand within the matter.
Trinamool spokesman Kunal Ghosh mentioned that he would chorus from making any remark within the matter since that occasion`s stand on such points may be very clear that it’s going to not stand behind anybody who’s concerned in corruption. “But a question automatically arises as to whether the central agency could have continued its investigation without taking Sukanya Mondal into custody. She lost her mother a few months back, her father is in judicial custody. So, was such an extreme step necessary? Was this step taken after instruction from a political force,” Ghosh requested.
BJP Says Sukanya’s Arrest Was Inevitable
Meanwhile, West Bengal BJP President and Lok Sabha MP Sukanta Majumdar mentioned that the arrest was inevitable contemplating that she had been repeatedly avoiding the summons of the central company. “Since the beginning, she had been resorting to non-cooperation in the investigation process. So, the inevitable has happened,” he mentioned.
Legal brains within the state really feel that Sukanya`s denial of data in regards to the enormous funds mendacity within the firms the place she was a director can’t be used to show her innocence. “She is an adult. So she cannot claim ignorance in such matters, especially being the director of companies that are under scanner,” mentioned senior counsel of the Calcutta High Court, Kaushik Gupta.
