ED Questions Trinamool MP Nussrat Jahan

Over Fraud Allegations…

On Tuesday, 12 September 2023, Bengali actor and Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Nussrat Jahan appeared for questioning before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Kolkata.

The case is on her links with a firm accused of duping people of crores of rupees after promising to sell them residential flats.

Ms. Jahan was asked to appear before the central agency last week to record her statement in the case against 7 Sense Infrastructure Private Ltd, a company where she held the post of director till 2017.

According to the complaint filed with the ED, the firm duped over 400 people Rs. 5.5 lakh each after falsely selling them apartments in the city's New Town area.

However, the Basirhat MP has denied allegations of being involved in the company's dealings, claiming she had repaid a loan she took from the company with interest in May 2017 and has had no contact with them ever since.

The Trinamool Congress, on the other hand, has attacked the Centre accusing it of misusing its probe agencies to target and harass its leaders.

Earlier, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee also backed Ms. Jahan warning against a media trial.