Saradha scam: Kul Ghosh denied bail

Kolkata, January 22: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday denied bail to Saradha scam accused and suspended Trimool Congress MP Kul Ghosh, while a city court extended the CBI custody of Shivrayan Das, said to be an advisor of scam kingpin Sudipta Sen. Behind bars since November 2013 for his alleged complicity in the multi–crore–rupee scam, Ghosh who headed Saradha’s media arm moved the division bench of justices Ashis Kumar Chakraborty and Subhro Kamal Mukherjee seeking bail. The CBI counsel opposed the bail claiming that Ghosh was an influential person and if granted bail, the investigation might be hampered. IANS