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Saradha chitfund case: Ex-Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar claims CBI ‘hounding’ him, seeks urgent anticipatory bail

Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Tuesday claimed that the CBI was "hounding" him, while seeking anticipatory bail before the Calcutta High Court in the multi-crore Saradha chitfund case.

Saradha chit fund scam: Rajeev Kumar's wife files anticipatory bail plea before Calcutta HC on behalf of ex-police commissioner

Rajeev Kumar's wife on Monday filed an anticipatory bail application on his behalf before the Calcutta High Court in the Saradha chit fund scam.

Thaw in Mamata Banerjee's relations with Centre likely linked to 2021 Bengal polls, fate of ex-Kolkata Police chief

Mamata Banerjee seems to have taken a leaf out of the book of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was the first of Modi's fierce opponents in power in any state to embark on a course correction of his relationship with the Centre

Political drama staged in West Bengal over ex-Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar may prove costly for CM Mamata Banerjee

Even as the CBI has launched a manhunt in the city for the the former Kolkata top cop through a special 12-member team, the 'untraceable', 'on leave' and incommunicado Kumar has been fighting an intense legal battle with the CBI, filing petitions and appeals before district courts for getting legal immunity.

Saradha scam: CBI sets up special team to trace Rajeev Kumar; ex-Kolkata top cop failed to appear for questioning twice

Highly places sources said the agency is trying to locate Rajeev Kumar and has even written to the West Bengal DGP and the chief secretary to instruct him to appear before the investigation team.

Saradha chit fund scam: Barasat special court refuses to hear Kolkata’s ex-top cop Rajeev Kumar’s anticipatory bail plea, says has no jurisdiction

But the special court judge Sanjib Talukdar refused to hear Kumar's plea, saying it does not have jurisdiction to hear anticipatory bail prayers

Saradha case: Rajeev Kumar fails to appear before CBI for second time in three days; don't know his whereabouts, say top West Bengal officials

CBI said that Rajeev Kumar had allegedly suppressed evidences crucial for filing the final chargesheet in the Saradha scam

Saradha case: Ex-Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar fails to appear before CBI, seeks month's time owing to wife's illness

Rajeev Kumar, who is currently the West Bengal CID Additional Director General, was part of a special investigation team set up by the state government to investigate the Saradha scam

Saradha scam: CBI summons former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar for questioning on Saturday

The CBI has summoned former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear for questioning on Saturday in connection with its probe into the Saradha scam, officials said