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Saturday, November 15, 2014

Mediapersons, police clash as Saradha scam accused Kunal Ghosh leaves ... - Times of India

KOLKATA: Clashes broke out between mediapersons and the West Bengal police on Saturday, even as suspended Trinamool Congress MP and Saradha chitfund scam accused Kunal Ghosh was being taken from the Seth Sukhlal KarnMemorial Hospital to Bangur Institute of Neurology for medical tests here.

The quarrel broke out after journalists attempted to talk to Ghosh, who was being transported to the correctional home, but the police deployed around the hospital refused to permit them to do so. There was were reports of a lathicharge by the police with some journalists sustaining injuries.


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On Friday, Ghosh was hospitalized after he allegedly tried to commit suicide in jail. A suicide note and sleeping pills were also recovered from his cell.


His actions came after he had earlier threatened to commit suicide when he was produced before the special CBI court probing the scam, demanding immediate arrest of those he said were actually involved in the scam.


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Ghosh was first arrested by West Bengal police and later shifted to CBI custody after the central agency took charge of the probe.


Escorted by police personnel, Ghosh stood up for a brief moment before the reporters who were present.




Ghosh had allegedly named few influential political personalities of the ruling Trinamool Congress during the course of interrogation by CBI.

READ ALSO: Suspended Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh attempts suicide in jail, hospitalized


(Inputs from ANI and PTI)



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