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CID questions Abhishek Banerjee for over eight hours in assembly signature forgery case

Kolkata, June 14 (UNI) Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for nearly eight-and-a-half hours on Sunday in connection with the alleged Assembly signature forgery case.
He left the CID headquarters at Bhawani Bhavan around 8.20 pm after the marathon interrogation.
Beliaghata MLA Kunal Ghosh, who was also summoned in the same case, was questioned separately and later confronted with Banerjee during the investigation.
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Where faith meets forest: Century-old pilgrimage keeps Kanaisar Hill's living heritage alive

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By Biswabrata Goswami
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