 "Narada case: CBI books 13 TMC leaders, including Mukul Roy")
Thirteen Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including the MPs and ministers in West Bengal government, have been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for corruption in the Narada sting case where they were allegedly caught on camera taking money.
The agency has registered a case of alleged criminal conspiracy and corruption against Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Roy, Lok Sabha MPs Sultan Ahmed, Saugata Roy, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Aparupa Poddar, among others, CBI sources said.
The case has been registered on the completion of preliminary enquiry (PE) by the CBI, they said.
The PE was registered on directions of a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, comprising acting Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre and Justice T Chakraborti.
The Narada sting tapes, which were released to different news organisations before the 2016 assembly elections in West Bengal, showed people resembling senior TMC leaders receiving money allegedly for giving future favours.