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New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 23, 2021 19:00 IST
Rujira Banerjee, the wife of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, was grilled by CBI on Tuesday in connection with the coal smuggling probe.
The CBI's visit to Abhishek's residence comes after Rujira Banerjee told the central agency that she will be available for examination between 11 am and 3 pm on February 23, replying to a notice that the sleuths had hand-delivered her on Sunday.
The CBI had sought the examination of Rujira Banerjee to ascertain the details of her bank transactions, suspecting a connection to the proceeds of the illegal coal excavation money.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the residence of her nephew Abhishek in south Kolkata's Harish Mukherjee Road minutes before the CBI team landed there.
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