Islamist fundamentalists, mainly Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, received funds from Saradha Group chairman Sudipto Sen, the prime accused in the multi-crore chit fund scam, to fuel agitation against Awami League government, reports Indian media.
Saradha Group chairman Sudipto Sen not only funded political parties in India, but also Islamist fundamentalists in Bangladesh, said the report run by the New Indian Express Sunday, reports UNB.
Investigating agencies CBI and Enforcement Directorate have stumbled upon sensational information that suggests fanning agitation against the Awami League government, Sen sent large amounts of cash through an influential politician, who is now a Rajya Sabha MP.
The CBI contacted various agencies of the Ministry of Home Affairs as well as the Ministry of External Affairs and learnt that several dossiers have existed for decades about the MP with the home department of the state government.
All these agencies were aware of the MP's antecedents and links with various Islamist fundamentalist organizations, including SIMI, of which he was a key member.
The CBI and ED learnt that funds collected from the public through Saradha's chit fund schemes were centrally deposited at the group's offices in Salt Lake.
After being accounted for, hundreds of millions were transported to various centres close to the India-Bangladesh border.
The cash was put in large bags and taken by ambulances belonging to the Saradha group.
The Indian currency was then secretly converted to Bangladeshi Taka and European currencies at a "Foreign Currency Convertor Centre" belonging to a man from Kolkata.
Jamaat got Saradha funds to fan agitation against AL govt
FE Team | Published: August 26, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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