Ration scam: ED summons Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta to appear on June 5
PTI
Synopsis
Enforcement Directorate summons Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta for ration distribution scam probe in West Bengal, asking her to appear in Kolkata on June 5 morning. She was previously questioned in 2019 for Rose Valley chit fund scam, currently in the US. No comments received despite family sources stating personal reasons.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday issued a summons to Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta, asking her to appear before its officers on June 5 in connection with the probe into alleged ration distribution scam in West Bengal. Sengupta has been asked to appear before ED officers at the agency’s office in Kolkata, an officer said.
“She needs to appear before our officers on June 5 morning,” the ED official told PTI.
Sengupta was questioned by the ED in 2019 in connection with its probe into the Rose Valley chit fund scam.
Despite several attempts, the Bengali actress could not be reached for comments.
Her family sources claimed that the actress is now in the US for personal reasons.
