Kolkata: Central investigating agencies investigating the West Bengal coal smuggling scam have detected transactions worth over Rs 1,300 crores. The investigating agency said that all these transactions have taken place in a few months through coal smuggling. According to sources, two foreign bank accounts of Rujira Banerjee, wife of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee, are under investigation in the case.
According to media reports, more TMC than 50 percent of the illegal money received from the alleged coal smuggling scam was given to Vinay Mishra, an alleged close aide of MP Abhishek Banerjee. The agencies have also found transactions that took place in the foreign bank account of Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Banerjee. The agencies allegedly disclosed the transaction information during checking at official and residential premises of an associate of accused Anup Majhi.
Anup Manjhi is the main accused and mastermind of the coal smuggling racket, which was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He had earned Rs 1,352 crores from the scam between July 2018 and March 2020. Anoop Manjhi had given Rs 731 crore to Vinay Mishra, a young TMC leader and alleged associate of Abhishek Banerjee, who is believed to be hiding in another country. As per media reports, Rs 218 crore was given in 2018-2019 and Rs 513 crore in 2019-2020.
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