Kolkata: Popular Assamese singer Sadananda Gogoi was arrested by CBI on Friday in connection with its probe in the Saradha ponzi scheme case in which it brought under its scanner a leading lawyer from Odhisha with regards to its cases in the state.
CBI spokesperson Kanchan Prasad said in Delhi that Gogoi has been arrested in Kolkata on the allegations of “conspiracy and misappropriation of funds” and he will be produced in Alipore court on Saturday.
Gogoi was summoned at its CGO complex office in Kolkata for the fourth time on Friday and was arrested after interrogation, CBI sources said.
Gogoi was allegedly acting as a conduit for Saradha Chairman-cum-Managing Director Sudipta Sen and lured influential people using his contacts, the sources said.
With this arrest, a total of 10 persons have been nabbed by the CBI in connection with the scam which includes six who were arrested by West Bengal Police and taken into custody by the agency.
CBI has formed a Special Investigating Team (SIT) headed by Joint Director Rajiv Singh also probe the role of some officials of Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and RBI, the sources said. (PTI)
