Saradha scam: Ex-DD chief questioned

Saradha scam: Ex-DD chief questioned

FPJ BureauUpdated: Saturday, June 01, 2019, 09:02 AM IST
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Kolkata : Former Doordarshan director general and former Chairman, Broadcast Worldwide Limited Ratikanta Basu was interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday for selling four television channels to Saradha Group Chairman Sudipto Sen. The ED officials wanted to know how much money he got from Sudipto Sen for selling the television channels. Earlier Sudipto Sen had told ED that he had paid Rs 40 crores for purchasing the channels, Ratikanta Basu, however, denied the claim and said that he did not get any money from the Saradha Group Chairman, sources in the ED said.

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