New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday summoned Bengali actor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Deepak Adhikary, popularly known by his screen name Dev, in connection with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Dev was summoned to the ED office in Delhi on February 21.
According to sources, Dev has expressed his willingness to cooperate fully with investigators in every possible manner. "Whenever they call, I'll go," he reportedly conveyed to close associates.
According to reports, an email was sent to Dev on Thursday morning, summoning him to the ED office in Delhi by 11 am on February 21.
He has been asked to attend in connection with an investigation into a case related to financial irregularities. Dev has assured complete cooperation and readiness to address all queries posed by the investigators. The ED issued the summons just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Before this, Dev was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a key witness in a cattle smuggling case.
During the interrogation of witnesses in that case, Dev's name had surfaced several times, leading to his summons by the CBI, PTI reported citing a source close to the CBI.
The agency had also questioned Enamul Haque, the prime accused of the case. Dev had clarified that he does not know Enamul Haque and has not engaged in any financial transactions, reported PTI.
The ED is investigating the money laundering aspect of the case.
It is alleged that cattle smugglers were bribing BSF and Customs officials to keep their illegal business running, as per the PTI report.
The CBI had also apprehended a former commandant of the 36 BSF Battalion for his alleged involvement in the racket.
The agency had filed a chargesheet against Haque and the BSF official in the case, the PTI report added.
(With Inputs From Surjeet Mitra)