Kolkata: Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate on Monday began interrogating Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in connection with their probe into the alleged primary school recruitment scam, an official said.
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VIDEO | Kolkata: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee reaches ED's Kolkata office for questioning in irregularities in primary school job scam case. pic.twitter.com/0vfeR74rqZ
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Prior CID questioning
The questioning took place a day after Banerjee had a similar session for nearly eight and a half hours with the state CID regarding the forgery of MLAs' signatures on documents related to the appointment of the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly.
#WATCH | West Bengal: TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee leaves from CID Office Bhawani Bhawan Alipore, Kolkata
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The Calcutta High Court had ordered him to visit the CID office in connection with an alleged signature forgery case. pic.twitter.com/bOJkLScv5b
ED interrogation details
The official said the federal probe agency has listed two dozen questions for the TMC's Diamond Harbour MP in connection with the scam, the official said.
"The entire session will be videographed, verified, and cross-checked with other evidence and the versions of other accused persons arrested in this matter," the official told PTI.
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"Our focus is on the money trail. Who handled funds, how they moved across accounts and entities, and whether these transactions were layered to conceal their origin," the officer said.
Money trail focus
The agency would seek clarifications on "inconsistencies observed between earlier submissions and fresh materials recovered during searches".
Summons and appearance
Banerjee reached the ED's CGO Complex office around 11 am following a summons issued in the money laundering probe linked to irregularities in primary teacher recruitments, he said.
The questioning will also cover the role of intermediaries and beneficiary entities flagged during forensic analysis.
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Scope of probe
The ED has questioned several people, including former minister Chandranath Sinha, in connection with their probe into the scam.
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