Narada CEO quizzed on MP extortion call

Kolkata: Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel on Thursday appeared before the police here for questioning in connection with a case of an alleged extortion call to a former Bihar MP. “Samuel is at the police station and is being questioned by senior officers,” an officer at Muchipara police station, who did not wish to be identified, said.

Mr Samuel reached the police station at around 12.30 pm, and was questioned by senior officers at Muchipara police station in the northern part of the metropolis.

A summon was sent to Mr Samuel by the police after an FIR in connection with the alleged extortion call to a former MP of Bihar was registered at Muchipara police station.

It said in the FIR that an ex MP of Bihar was asked to pay Rs 5 crore, failing which a sting operation footage of him allegedly accepting bribe would be made public.