Senior IPS officer and former Commissioner of Kolkata Police Rajeev Kumar on Monday sent a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking an extended time of seven days to appear before the agency. On Sunday evening, a group of CBI officers arrived at his residence in South Kolkata and served a notice to him in his absence asking him to appear before the agency on Monday.
During the day, a group of officers from West Bengal's Criminal Investigation Department, which is headed by Mr. Kumar, arrived at the Central Government Officers (CGO) complex in Salt Lake and submitted his letter to the agency. It was learnt that in the letter, Mr Kumar said that he was on leave due to personal reasons and sought seven more days to appear before the agency. The CBI is keen to question Mr. Kumar in connection with the muti-crore Saradha chit fund case, as he has served as head of Special Investigation Team probing the case on a day-to-day basis.
Attempts to question Mr. Kumar hit a road block in February 2019 after a group of CBI officers were prevented at his residence. The matter reached the Supreme Court, at whose intervention Mr. Kumar was interrogated in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong.
On May 17, Supreme Court had withdrew the protection given to Mr. Kumar from any arrest and had asked the CBI to proceed as per the law. The Court also asked Mr. Kumar to approach a competent court for anticipatory bail in West Bengal.
During the day, a group of officers from West Bengal's Criminal Investigation Department, which is headed by Mr. Kumar, arrived at the Central Government Officers (CGO) complex in Salt Lake and submitted his letter to the agency. It was learnt that in the letter, Mr Kumar said that he was on leave due to personal reasons and sought seven more days to appear before the agency. The CBI is keen to question Mr. Kumar in connection with the muti-crore Saradha chit fund case, as he has served as head of Special Investigation Team probing the case on a day-to-day basis.
Attempts to question Mr. Kumar hit a road block in February 2019 after a group of CBI officers were prevented at his residence. The matter reached the Supreme Court, at whose intervention Mr. Kumar was interrogated in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong.
On May 17, Supreme Court had withdrew the protection given to Mr. Kumar from any arrest and had asked the CBI to proceed as per the law. The Court also asked Mr. Kumar to approach a competent court for anticipatory bail in West Bengal.
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