India News | Narada Scandal : TMC MP Aparupa Poddar Submits Documents to ED
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Trinamool Congress MP Aparupa Poddar on Friday submitted documents to the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Narada tapes scam.
Kolkata, Aug 28 (PTI) Trinamool Congress MP Aparupa Poddar on Friday submitted documents to the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Narada tapes scam.
ED sources said that Poddar sent her documents through her husband to the department's office in a sealed cover.
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The directorate had sent notices to several TMC leaders for submitting the documents before the lockdown phase began.
On July 8 ED had sent reminders to them asking for bank details and the amount of assets in their possession after the scam broke out in 2016 ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls.
The sources said all those allegedly involved in the scam had submitted the required documents.
A sting operation was carried out by CEO of Narada news portal Mathew Samuel in 2014 which allegedly showed some top Trinamool Congress leaders and ministers purportedly accepting money from a representative of a firm in return of favours.
ED is looking into the money laundering aspect of the case. PTI dc
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