Cattle smuggling case: ED summons actor-turned-Trinamool MP Dev to Delhi for questioning

Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday summoned actor-turned-politician and Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Dipak Adhikari alias Dev to the central agency’s headquarters in Delhi on February 21 for questioning in connection with a case related to money laundering, an ED official said.Sources said the Trinamool MP has been summoned for questioning in connection with the multi-crore cattle smuggling case in West Bengal.If Dev appears before the ED office, it will be the second time that the popular actor will be questioned by a central agency. In February 2022, he was questioned for five hours by the officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is conducting a parallel probe into the cattle smuggling case.It was said that Dev was questioned for allegedly having links with Enamul Haque, a key accused in the cattle smuggling case.Meanwhile, Trinamool spokesman Kunal Ghosh claimed that the notice to Dev is a reflection of the political vendetta of the Union government."Dev recently said that he will not surrender before the BJP under any circumstances. That is why he is being harassed with a fresh ED notice. He has become a victim of vendetta politics," Ghosh said.In 2023, another actor-turned-politician and BJP legislator, Hiranmoy Chatterjee, a.k.a Hiran, had accused Dev of accepting an amount of Rs 5 crore from Enamul Haque, a charge that the Trinamool MP had denied.--IANSsrc/khz/arm

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