ED files 3rd supplementary charge sheet in Saradha scam, court raise question on Nalini Chidambaram's name

The Enforcement Directorate (ED on Friday submitted its third supplementary charge sheet in the Saradha chit fund case in West Bengal, naming Nalini Chidambaram there. Nalini is the wife of Congress Rajya Sabha member and former Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram.

However, the special court has not accepted the charge sheet as yet, raising some technical questions regarding the inclusion of Nalini's name. The court observed that cognizance in the matter would be established only after the central agency furnishes more substantiating documents on this count to it.

Sources said that the ED counsel, on Friday afternoon submitted a 1,100-page compiled document at the special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata, which included the main charge sheet of 65 pages.

Sources said the central agency has claimed that Nalini Chidambaram received Rs 1.5 crore from Saradha Group’s founder chairman Sudipta Sen.

The ED has further claimed, that although Nalini Chidambaram has said that she received the money as legal consultancy fee as a tax consultant, she could not furnish any supporting documents for that.