Kunal Ghosh records video,wants it aired on TV if arrested

Earlier in an interview with The Indian Express,the young MP had said he also feared for his life.

Earlier last week,after a grilling session at Bidhannagar Police commissionarate,Ghosh said he would like to address a press conference if he was taken into custody.

Ghosh,the CEO of one of the media companies of Sharada Group and an MP,first invited the wrath of the party leadership when last week he took part in a blood donation camp at Amherst Street in north Calcutta,along with MPs Somen Mitra,Tapas Paul and Shatabdi Roy and criticised the party. Shikha Mitra,rebel TMC MLA and wife of Somen,was also there.

The party sent showcause notices to Roy,Paul and Ghosh following the incident and took serious umbrage at Ghosh’s outburst.

Ghosh,once Mamata’s blue-eyed boy,was about to be expelled from the party. However,expulsion did not mean he would lose his Rajya Sabha seat and hence the party asked him to resign from the seat,which Ghosh resisted.

Ghosh has already said there are several beneficiaries in the government who got money from Sudipta Sen,the Sharada Group chairman. He said one of the leaders who have demanded his resignation from the party got Rs 4 crore from Sen.

Speculation is rife that Ghosh may be arrested Thursday and that is why the MP recorded his statement.

Party MPs are baying for his blood. Shubendu Adhikary,TMC MP from Tamluk said,“Noone has done as much damage to the party as him. He has become a menace for TMC,” Adhikary told The Indian Express. Mukul Roy,party general secretary,said disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against the TMC MP.

Debjani in ED custody

Debjani Mukherjee,executive director of Saradha group and one of the prime accused in chitfund scam,was taken in police custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday. ED registered a case of money laundering April 25.

Wednesday,it submitted a plea for Mukherjee’s custody before Bankshal court that remanded her for seven days in police custody. Debjani,was earlier in custody. According to ED sources,the agency will also appeal for the custody of Sudipta Sen,CMD,Saradha group. Mukherjee was brought to the court from the Presidency Women’s Correctional Home.

Thakurata,lawyer of Mukherjee said: “The ED counsel today told the court that they have some information for which they need Mukherjee in custody. We had submitted a bail plea as she is ill for long time. The ED was granted seven days police custody till October 1 under Sections 3 and 4 of Money Laundering Act.”

The ED,in last few months,had to move court to get access to documents related to the case,since the Bidhannagar Commissionerate,agency investigating the case,did not share necessary documents.

The ED has also gone through the FIRs registered by West Bengal police in connection with the case.

The ED,according to sources,would also probe into the business and personal transactions of Saradha group chairman Sudipta Sen and his close associates,and business dealings of the groups’ various investment schemes.