KOLKATA: Arpita Mukherjee, who was lodged in ward 4 at Alipore Correctional Home following a court order, might be shifted to a different ward after she told prison authorities that she was feeling uncomfortable there and requested a transfer.
Mukherjee had earlier pleaded for the status of a division 1 inmate, but was turned down by the special PMLA court judge. According to sources, Mukherjee has now requested authorities to shift her ward if she is not allotted a separate cell.
Her lawyers were not allowed to meet her even on Sunday. “We have submitted the vakalatnama but the jail super is yet to allow us. We hope to meet and give her legal consultation on Monday,” said Mukherjee’s lawyer Soham Bandyopadhyay.
Partha Chatterjee on Sunday underwent medical examinations due to his swollen ankle. He has been advised rest and medication but there are no immediate plans to shift him to the prison hospital.
“He took normal food and only asked for a book to read. He appears to be somewhat calm after the anxiety on Saturday,” a source said.
Meanwhile, ED officers have come across at least two more companies associated with Chatterjee. Sleuths have found that nearly Rs 1 crore was shifted from Ananta Texfab to a construction company where his late wife Babli Chatterjee, daughter Sohini Chatterjee and son-in-law Kalyanmay Bhattacharya were the majority shareholders.
Officials want to know if Sohini and Kalyanmay were aware of their shareholdings and the crores transferred to several other companies. They also want to know if Chatterjee had any role to play in their selling off shares to Mukherjee. They also want to know the amount they received after offloading the shares.
ED officials are also looking into a trust created in Babli’s name.
The agency has mentioned a line about Ananta Texfab in its submission to the PMLA court. “Once we get sufficient information and documents about the company, we will be in a better position to comment,” said Niladri Bhattacharya, Mukherjee’s lawyer.
