On Wednesday, 17 July, the Calcutta High Court began hearing former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar’s plea seeking protection from arrest in the Saradha chit fund case. After listening to arguments made by Kumar’s lawyer, the matter was adjourned till 2:30 pm on Thursday, 18 June, when the hearing is scheduled to resume.
The Court had earlier extended Kumar’s interim protection from arrest by the CBI till 22 July. Kumar had approached the High Court seeking to quash the CBI notice asking him to appear before the agency in connection with the Saradha investigation.