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Kolkata police chief files defamation case against BJP national secy

PTI
Published : Feb 18, 2017, 7:12 pm IST
Updated : Feb 18, 2017, 7:12 pm IST

He filed case after Vijayvargiya said he would ask CBI to initiate probe into former’s alleged role in destroying evidence in Saradha scam.

BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya (right). (Photo: PTI)
 BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya (right). (Photo: PTI)

Kolkata: Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar has filed a criminal defamation case against BJP National Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya at the city sessions court.

Vijayvargiya had on January 4 said he would ask CBI to initiate an investigation into Kumar's alleged role in destroying evidence in the Saradha scam purportedly to shield Trinamool Congress leaders.

The case by Kumar was filed on Friday at the city sessions court, which directed Vijayvargiya to appear before it on March 7.

Tags: kolkata police commissioner, kailash vijayvargiya, saradha scam
Location: India, West Bengal, Calcutta [Kolkata]