Saradha scam: CBI mes Madan Mitra, others in charge sheet

Kolkata, February 18: The CBI on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet ming arrested West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra among other accused in the multi-crore rupee Saradha scam. Filed before the court of Additiol Chief Judicial Magistrate (Alipore) Haradhan Mukherjee , the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged Mitra, suspended Trimool Congress Rajya Sabha member Kul Ghosh, former Trimool MP Srinjoy Bose and resh Balodia with crimil conspiracy, cheating, crimil breach of trust besides under the Prize Chits and Money Circulation (Banning) Act. The CBI has also med three companies - Strategy Media, Sangbad Pratidin and Bengal Media - in the charge sheet. Except Bose, all others including Balodia, the legal advisor of now jailed Saradha boss and scam kingpin Sudipta Sen, are behind bars. Bose, the editor of Sangbad Pratidin was granted bail by a court earlier in the moth after spending over 70 days behind bars. Subsequent to his bail, he announced resigning both from the Trimool and as a Rajya Sabha member. (IANS)