Mamata\\\'s close aide minister Madan Mitra held in Saradha scam

The CBI on Friday arrested West Bengal’s Transport Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra in connection with the multi-million rupee Saradha chit fund scam. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) also arrested Naresh Balodia, the legal advisor of Saradha chief and scam kingpin Sudipta Sen. ‘Mitra was arrested on prima facie evidence of criminal conspiracy, cheating and misappropriation as well as deriving undue financial benefits from the Saradha group,’ CBI official Kanchan Prasad has said. Mitra, also the sports minister, was arrested following many hours of grilling by CBI sleuths at the agency office in Kolkata, according to IANS.