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Saradha Chit fund: SC seeks reply from Vodafone, Airtel on CBI's plea alleging non-cooperation

The Supreme Court issued a notice to telecom companies- Vodafone and Airtel after the Central Bureau of Investigation alleged that they weren't cooperating with the agency regarding Saradha scam probe case.

Saradha Chit fund: SC seeks reply from Vodafone, Airtel on CBI's plea alleging non-cooperation

Supreme Court issued a notice to telecom companies

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Published : Mar 29, 2019, 1:39 PM IST

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought reply form Vodafone and Airtel on a plea by the CBI alleging that they were not cooperating with the investigation in the Saradha chit fund case.

Supreme Court issued a notice to telecom companies

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi listed the agency's plea on April 8 after the mobile service providers denied the allegations.

A bench also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the CBI that there was complete lawlessness and anarchy in West Bengal.

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He said recently police tried to arrest a custom officer for checking the baggage of wife of a TMC leader at the international airport in Kolkata.

He said the complete incident was recorded in the CCTV.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought reply form Vodafone and Airtel on a plea by the CBI alleging that they were not cooperating with the investigation in the Saradha chit fund case.

Supreme Court issued a notice to telecom companies

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi listed the agency's plea on April 8 after the mobile service providers denied the allegations.

A bench also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the CBI that there was complete lawlessness and anarchy in West Bengal.

Also read:EC issues notification for phase 3 of Lok Sabha polls

He said recently police tried to arrest a custom officer for checking the baggage of wife of a TMC leader at the international airport in Kolkata.

He said the complete incident was recorded in the CCTV.

Intro:New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued a notice to telecom companies Vodafone and Airtel after the Central Bureau of Investigation alleged that they weren't cooperating with the agency regarding Saradha scam probe case.

Body:On Thursday, the CBI told the apex court that the companies were "surprisingly and strangely evasive" in terms of giving replies to repeated requests from the agency regarding call data records related to the probe.

The CBI also said it has been requesting the details from the companies for a year now. The agency wanted to know about what was the period for which the Kolkata Police requested the call records.

Conclusion:Both Airtel and Vodafone have denied these allegations. They have claimed that they had assisted the CBI regarding the matter and would continue to do so.

The CBI had also earlier alleged that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the West Bengal government tried to destroy the evidences related to the case. The agency had said that the team had "tempered" with the call records.

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