Mithun Chakraborty Returns Rs. 1.19 Crore to ED

Trinamool Congress MP and actor Mithun Chakraborty has returned the money he received from the Saradha group to the Enforcement Directorate.

Mr Chakraborty’s lawyer deposited a draft for Rs. 1.19 crore at the Enforcement Directorate office in Kolkata.

The actor had been paid that sum for his appearance on one of Saradha’s TV channels. Mr Chakraborty, 65, was questioned last month by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.During his questioning, the actor had told the investigators that his association with the Saradha group was purely professional and that he had no intentions of cheating or duping anyone.