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SC issues notice to former Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar in Saradha scam
New Delhi, Nov 29: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from West Bengal cadre IPS officer Rajeev Kumar on CBI''s appeal challenging the anticipatory bail granted to him in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam case.
While issuing notice to Kumar, a bench headed by Chief justice S A Bobde told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the agency has to convince the top court why custody of the former Kolkata Police Commissioner was needed in the case.
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Mehta told the bench, also comprising Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant, that Kumar was earlier absconding for quite some time and he has suppressed relevant materials which were collected by him during the probe.
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Story first published: Friday, November 29, 2019, 12:07 [IST]