Rajeev Kumar not Cooperating in Saradha Ponzi Scam Probe: CBI

Kolkata: The CBI on Tuesday said senior IPS officer Rajeev Kumar, now under its scanner in connection with the Saradha ponzi scam probe, was not cooperating in the investigation.

"Not so far. No, not till now," Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Joint Director Pankaj Srivastava told the media when asked whether Rajeev Kumar was cooperating in the probe.

Srivastava asked the media to keep its eyes on the proceedings in court regarding the case.

Kumar has moved a plea for anticipatory bail before a district sessions court while the CBI has prayed for issue of a non-bailable arrest warrant against the former city top cop alleging that he was evading questioning and disregarding summons sent to him for appearing before the investigators.

Kumar, who headed the special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the Mamata Banerjee government in 2013 to probe the Saradha scam, is accused of tampering with evidence in this case.

The Supreme Court, on May 2014, handed over the case to the CBI.

The CBI is seeking Rajeev Kumar's custodial interrogation, arguing that certain documents seized by the SIT during the initial investigation into the scam were not handed over to it. (IANS)

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