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The Enforcement Directorate has invited Nalini, the wife of India’s former Finance Minister P Chidambaram for questioning concerning the Saradha scam it is probing. Nalini who is a professional lawyer was asked to appear early next month in Kolkata before the investigating officer. Under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act requirement, her statement will likely be recorded by the agency. The Central Bureau of Investigation has already questioned Nalini after naming her in its Saradha scam case charge sheet.

The payment of Rs 1.26 crore Saradha allegedly made to Nalini for its advertisement on investment in a North-eastern TV channel are among questions she will answer according to ED sources. The sources also revealed that the agency intends to learn how funds moved from the accounts of Saradha company to her and the contracts drafted. Although in the charge sheet of the CBI, Nalini was not dubbed an accused, fresh information has emerged concerning the flow of funds and Nalini would answer questions about those.

Sudipta Sen, Saradha chairman who is now in jail, wrote to CBI’s anti-corruption unit in 2013, alleging that he invested in the TV channel at Nalini’s behest. According to him, the Congress leader Mantang Sinh’s estranged wife, Manoranjana Sinh requested that he hire Nalini as a lawyer. It was later discovered by CBI that such investment was opposed by Nalini.

In a statement after the being questioned by CBI, Nalini said she was not interrogated. She said the CBI officers just wanted to find out if she was professionally consulted by Mrs. Manoranjana Sinh. She said she told them that she was consulted.

In Kolkata, in a special PMLA court, a charge sheet, in this case, was filed by ED early this year, and it is planning to lodge additional related complaints in the future.