Guwahati: The CID on Monday summoned Kamrup (Metro) district shipping officer (Enforcement) Prasenjit Kumar Ghosh for questioning in connection along with his alleged involvement in unlawful coal trading.
Nirmal Baishya, further SP (CID) and the investigation officer in the case, stated, "Ghosh has been directed to appear before the investigation team on March 7 morning." Earlier, the investigation agency had summoned six different shipping officials for questioning on Monday. However, they didn't seem earlier than the probing team until the submitting of this file. The six officials are Chitra Kumar Nath, Tapuram Bora, Anuraag Chandilya, Bedanta Gogoi, Mrigen Sharma and Madhob Neog.
Baishya added, "Additional summons will be issued to them if they fail to comply with the order again and then the CID would take necessary steps."
Sources stated shipping officials had been allegedly concerned in the racket and had been serving to smugglers to transport coal out of the state with out valid paperwork in change of heft bribe.
In February, the CID took suo moto cognizance of stories on unlawful trading in coal in the state and started an investigation into its alleged smuggling from the mines at Ledo and Margherita bordering Arunachal Pradesh. Following complaint from the opposition and media reports, Assam industries and commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary stated a CID probe has been ordered.
Opposition parties in the state attacked the ruling BJP-led executive after a previous CID probe into alleged coal smuggling had discovered the involvement of several native politicians and police team of workers in the scam.
Nirmal Baishya, further SP (CID) and the investigation officer in the case, stated, "Ghosh has been directed to appear before the investigation team on March 7 morning." Earlier, the investigation agency had summoned six different shipping officials for questioning on Monday. However, they didn't seem earlier than the probing team until the submitting of this file. The six officials are Chitra Kumar Nath, Tapuram Bora, Anuraag Chandilya, Bedanta Gogoi, Mrigen Sharma and Madhob Neog.
Baishya added, "Additional summons will be issued to them if they fail to comply with the order again and then the CID would take necessary steps."
Sources stated shipping officials had been allegedly concerned in the racket and had been serving to smugglers to transport coal out of the state with out valid paperwork in change of heft bribe.
In February, the CID took suo moto cognizance of stories on unlawful trading in coal in the state and started an investigation into its alleged smuggling from the mines at Ledo and Margherita bordering Arunachal Pradesh. Following complaint from the opposition and media reports, Assam industries and commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary stated a CID probe has been ordered.
Opposition parties in the state attacked the ruling BJP-led executive after a previous CID probe into alleged coal smuggling had discovered the involvement of several native politicians and police team of workers in the scam.
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