Posted 3/18/2024, 12:23:27 PM
Mamata loyalist ex-Bengal top cop Rajeev Kumar in CBI crosshairs over alleged Saradha scam cover-up
- Known to be close to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, 1989-batch IPS officer
- Served as Kolkata Police and Bidhannagar Police chief before becoming state DGP
- Headed Criminal Investigation Department, Special Task Force, and state IT department
- CBI accused him of suppressing evidence in Saradha scam investigation in 2019
- Mamata Banerjee held 2-day dharna after CBI raids on his house in Saradha case