Key facts
- Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by the West Bengal CID for 5.5 hours.
- The CID questioning was related to an alleged signature forgery case.
- Kunal Ghosh was also summoned by the CID for questioning.
- Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering probe.
- The ED probe is linked to irregularities in the recruitment of primary teachers.
- Investigators will confront Banerjee with financial documents and other evidence.
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee was questioned for 5.5 hours by the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with an alleged signature forgery case. Kunal Ghosh was also summoned by the CID. The questioning came a day after Banerjee appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Kolkata regarding a money laundering probe linked to irregularities in the recruitment of primary teachers. An ED official stated that investigators would record Banerjee's statement and confront him with financial documents, digital records, and statements from other accused to trace alleged proceeds of crime. The focus is on the money trail, including how funds were handled, moved across accounts and entities, and whether transactions were layered to conceal their origin.