June 19th 2024.
Kolkata: Rituparna Sengupta, a well-known Bengali film actress, was seen making her way to the ED office on Wednesday to participate in the investigation for the ration distribution case. She arrived at around 1 p.m, accompanied by her accountant who had reached the central agency's office an hour earlier with important files in hand.
This wasn't the first time Sengupta had been asked to appear for questioning. The ED had previously issued a notice on May 30, requesting her presence on June 5. However, the actress had been out of the country at the time and was unable to comply. But on June 6, she received another notice from the ED, this time asking her to personally come in on Wednesday. And this time, she made sure to honor the notice and showed up at the ED office.
According to sources, Sengupta's accountant had already arrived before her and had claimed responsibility for managing all her accounting work. He assured the central agency that he would be able to provide a better explanation of the account details. The actress's name had come up during the examination of documents related to a corporate involved in the ration distribution case. The ED will be questioning her about her connections to certain transactions that were discovered during the investigation.
This isn't the first time Sengupta has been summoned by the ED. In 2019, she was called in for her involvement in the multi-crore Rose Valley chit fund scam in West Bengal. She was questioned about her role in some of the entertainment projects, including films, that were being promoted by the Rose Valley Group. It was alleged that the films had been produced using money that was laundered through the group's marketing schemes, promising high returns to investors.
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