BHUBANESWAR: Suspended BJD MP Ramachandra Hansdah, who has been in judicial custody after being arrested by way of the CBI in November 2014 for his alleged complicity in the Nava Diganta Capital Services Limited (NDSCL) chit fund scam, was on Tuesday grilled for 2 hours within the Jharpada particular jail right here by way of officers from the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA).
On March 17, the courtroom of the particular pass judgement on (CBI-1) right here granted permission to the MCA to interrogate Hansdah in judicial custody. The three-member MCA group, comprising joint director Ok S Pradhan, Odisha's registrar of companies A Ok Mohapatra and assistant registrar of companies Sourav Goutam, wondered Hansdah simplest after he agreed to be quizzed.
The CBI courtroom had, in its order, told the MCA that Hansdah can also be wondered within the jail premises provided that he provides consent. The MCA officers remain tight-lipped concerning the growth in their daylong probe.
The NDSCL, although registered with the registrar of companies in the state, allegedly gathered deposits from most people, violating the Companies Act.
Hansdah's lawyer Gourisankar Pani, who was approved by way of the CBI courtroom to remain present close to the politician right through the wondering in jail, stated he had doubts at the price of the interrogation - especially as it was finished after such a lot of years.
"The MCA wanted to know about the modus operandi of the NDSCL and whether or not Hansdah had any role in cheating people. My client cooperated with the investigation. Hansdah has been falsely implicated in the case," Pani stated.
According to the CBI, the NDSCL is accused of cheating traders of just about Rs 100 crore in the state. On July 31, 2014, the CBI raided the Mayurbhanj area of Hansdah - who was a director of the NDSCL in 2011 - and seized Rs 28 lakh in cash.
Significantly, out of the six persons arrested by way of the CBI in connection with the NDSCL scam, simplest Hansdah continues to be in jail. The 5 others have already got bail.
In 2011, the yr right through which Hansdah was director of the NDSCL, he was an MLA of Nationalist Congress Party in Saraskana. He earlier told the media that he had resigned from the corporate in 2012 after coming to grasp concerning the company's wrongdoings.
"I was approached by the company's chief managing director Anjan Baliyarsingh (out on bail now) to join as director in the company. I was told that the company will generate employment. When I subsequently observed illegal activities there, I quit," Hansdah was quoted as having stated after his arrest in 2014.
On March 17, the courtroom of the particular pass judgement on (CBI-1) right here granted permission to the MCA to interrogate Hansdah in judicial custody. The three-member MCA group, comprising joint director Ok S Pradhan, Odisha's registrar of companies A Ok Mohapatra and assistant registrar of companies Sourav Goutam, wondered Hansdah simplest after he agreed to be quizzed.
The CBI courtroom had, in its order, told the MCA that Hansdah can also be wondered within the jail premises provided that he provides consent. The MCA officers remain tight-lipped concerning the growth in their daylong probe.
The NDSCL, although registered with the registrar of companies in the state, allegedly gathered deposits from most people, violating the Companies Act.
Hansdah's lawyer Gourisankar Pani, who was approved by way of the CBI courtroom to remain present close to the politician right through the wondering in jail, stated he had doubts at the price of the interrogation - especially as it was finished after such a lot of years.
"The MCA wanted to know about the modus operandi of the NDSCL and whether or not Hansdah had any role in cheating people. My client cooperated with the investigation. Hansdah has been falsely implicated in the case," Pani stated.
According to the CBI, the NDSCL is accused of cheating traders of just about Rs 100 crore in the state. On July 31, 2014, the CBI raided the Mayurbhanj area of Hansdah - who was a director of the NDSCL in 2011 - and seized Rs 28 lakh in cash.
Significantly, out of the six persons arrested by way of the CBI in connection with the NDSCL scam, simplest Hansdah continues to be in jail. The 5 others have already got bail.
In 2011, the yr right through which Hansdah was director of the NDSCL, he was an MLA of Nationalist Congress Party in Saraskana. He earlier told the media that he had resigned from the corporate in 2012 after coming to grasp concerning the company's wrongdoings.
"I was approached by the company's chief managing director Anjan Baliyarsingh (out on bail now) to join as director in the company. I was told that the company will generate employment. When I subsequently observed illegal activities there, I quit," Hansdah was quoted as having stated after his arrest in 2014.
Suspended BJD MP Ramachandra Hansdah quizzed by central govt team
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