Officials stated on Saturday that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife for questioning in a money laundering case connected to the state's alleged coal scam. Abhishek Banerjee is the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress and represents the Diamond Harbour constituency in the Lok Sabha (TMC). 

He has been asked to appear before the investigating officer on September 6, while his wife Rujira has been ordered to appear on September 1 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Officials said a few individuals connected to the case have been called to appear on different dates the next month.

The case, filed under criminal sections of the (PMLA), was filed by the ED after studying a November 2020 FIR of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that alleged a multi-crore coal pilferage scam related to the Eastern Coalfields Ltd mines in the state's Kunustoria and Kajora areas in and around Asansol. Local state operative Anup Majhi alias Lala is alleged to be the prime suspect in the case. The ED had earlier claimed that Abhishek Banerjee was a beneficiary of funds obtained from this illegal trade. He has been denying all charges.

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