In a sensational twist to the multi-crore Rose valley chit fund scam case, the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday removed Manoj Kumar, the investigating officer (IO) of the case, for his alleged "links" with the wife of prime accused Gautam Kundu. LINKS EMERGED FROM DIFFERENT CASEKumar's alleged proximity to Subhra Kundu came under the Kolkata police's scanner during investigations in a completely separate case. During the raids, police reportedly recovered files named "Rose Valley" and "Mrs Rose Valley" from one of the computers at the firm. Investigation done by me in Rose Valley case has been appreciated by the courts," Kumar said. Also read: Rose Valley chit fund scam: Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal claims innocence(With inputs from Arindam)

Source: India Today January 31, 2017 21:22 UTC