New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday registered two fresh cases against Saradha group chairman, Sudipta Sen, in connection with alleged cheating of investors in Assam by the company.
CBI sources said the cases of alleged cheating and criminal breach of trust have been registered by the Special Investigation Team of the agency headed by joint director Rajiv Singh.
The CBI received a reference from the Assam government to probe alleged duping of investors in the state by Saradha, the sources said.
Including the fresh two cases registered by the agency, now there are total six cases against Saradha and its group companies in which Mr Sen, and other senior office bearers of the company besides Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh, Srinjoy Bose and state transport minister minister Madan Mitra have been named as accused.
The agency had already arrested some important personalities from Assam including singer Sadananda Gogoi for taking Rs 4 lakh to make a documentary on Sudipta Sen’s factory in Assam.
