Rujira Narula Banerjee, the spouse of Abhishek Banerjee, a Member of Parliament and National General Secretary of the Trinamool Congress party, was once again prevented from boarding a flight to Dubai at Kolkatas Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. She was detained at the airport in relation to her alleged involvement in the coal smuggling scam in Bengal.Rujira Banerjee has additionally received a summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and is scheduled to be questioned in two days time. When she arrived at the airport today to board a flight to Dubai, she was halted by the immigration department and denied boarding.Sources within the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have revealed that Rujira was detained due to an active look-out circular issued against her.image source: twitterThe ED alleges that two companies, Leaps and Bound PVT LTD and Leaps and Bound Management Services LLP, have ties to Abhishek Banerjee and his family. According to the ED, these companies supposedly received protection funds totaling Rs 4.37 crore from a construction firm through individuals under investigation in the coal smuggling case.Amit Banerjee, the father of Abhishek Banerjee, holds a directorial position in Leaps and Bound Pvt Ltd. Rujira Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjees wife, is also a director in Leap and Bound Management Services Limited, alongside Amit Banerjee.image source: twitterAccording to officials, the two companies were receiving funds from business owners who sought to avoid local-level syndicate issues. Rujira Banerjee has previously been questioned by central agencies in connection with a probe into a multi-crore coal pilferage scam. The investigation is related to an FIR filed by the CBI in 2020 regarding the coal pilferage scam.The allegations suggest that illegal coal mining took place at leasehold mines of Eastern Coalfields in Kunustoria and Kajora areas near Asansol, West Bengal. The investigations have indicated financial transactions totaling Rs 1,300 crore, with a significant portion being directed towards influential individuals, as per the CBI.Further investigations have revealed that the funds were deposited into foreign bank accounts of these influential individuals through hawala channels.
