Just when everyone was wondering whether the Saradha probe was being soft- pedalled, the Enforcement Directorate filed its first charge sheet, four days before West Bengal goes to the polls.
The ED filed a criminal complaint under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 against the former Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose, a former Minister Matang Sinh and his estranged wife and Saradha chief Sudipta Sen, besides six others.
All those accused in the complaint, have either been arrested by the ED or the CBI, according to a press release. The charge sheet was filed before a designated PMLA Court here. Sudipta Sen’s wife and son have also been named in the charge sheet which has also named 11 companies that belong to the accused persons. The release said that properties with a market value of over Rs. 500 crore have been attached by the ED. These are located in West Bengal, Assam, New Delhi, U.P. and Maharashtra.
