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The ED wants to question Mahua Moitra and record her statement under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) once she deposes. Transactions linked to a non-resident external (NRE) account are under the scanner of the agency in the case apart from a few other foreign remittances and transfer of funds, the sources said.
The 49-year-old politician has been given a week's time by the Directorate to appear after she sent a communication to the agency expressing her inability to depose, they said.
ED summons TMC leader Mahua Moitra on Feb 19 for probe in FEMA case. | Latest News India
The Enforcement Directorate summoned former TMC MP Mahua Moitra for questioning on February 19 in a case related to violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Moitra is also under investigation by the CBI for alleged misconduct, initiated based on a referral from the Lokpal.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who had levelled the allegations against Moitra, had told The Indian Express earlier that the Lokpal had forwarded its complaint to the CBI for investigation.