Kolkata, February 18: In the latest development, West Bengal government on Monday replaced Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with Additional Director General (ADG) CID Anuj Sharma. The former Kolkata Police Commissioner was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Shillong last week in connection with Saradha Chit Fund case. Kumar appeared before the CBI on the directions of the Supreme Court. Mamata Banerjee vs CBI: Supreme Court Directs Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to Appear Before CBI.

Kumar was the functional head of the special investigation team (SIT) formed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to probe the case before it was handed over to the CBI by the apex court. The CBI had alleged that Kumar tempered with evidence when he the head of the SIT. CBI Grills Rajeev Kumar, Kunal Ghosh for Nearly 12 Hours over Rose Valley, Saradha Chit Fund Scams.

On February 3, a team of CBI officials had gone to Kumar’s residence in Kolkata to question him, but their attempt was thwarted by the police, following which Banerjee had staged a three-day sit-in. Five CBI officials were arrested. However, they were released later. The central investigating agency had said that its officials had wanted to question Kumar to plug the holes in the Saradha scam probe as he was allegedly in possession of certain key documents as a member of the SIT.

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