The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has called actress and former Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan to appear for questioning at their office in Salt Lake on Wednesday. This summons is related to the ration scam investigation. Nusrat Jahan, who has not responded to the summons yet, might choose to appear at the agency’s headquarters in New Delhi instead of the Kolkata office.
Sources close to Nusrat suggest that she is likely to respond soon. The ED’s probe into alleged ration smuggling during the Covid-19 lockdown has led to several names being implicated. Officials aim to question Nusrat regarding wheat smuggling to Bangladesh, a matter that surfaced during the investigation in Basirhat.
While Nusrat had recently traveled abroad with her partner, actor Yash Dasgupta, it remains uncertain if she has returned to Kolkata. The ED had previously interrogated her in connection with a flat fraud case. The charges against her relate to a company’s alleged collection of funds from senior citizens for promised flats, which were never delivered.
In West Bengal, where elections are looming, the ED’s increased activity has drawn criticism from the Trinamool Congress. The party accuses the BJP of orchestrating a “conspiracy” by misusing central agencies against its leaders. Additionally, Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee has filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court, expressing concerns about potential arrests of party workers before the elections.
