Kirti Azad
The complainant referred to May 21, but I had already left for Delhi on May 19. On May 21, 2025, Azad allegedly sought Rs 15 lakh from a Raniganj-based gas supplier, according to the complaint. He was summoned to Bhawani Bhavan around noon on Tuesday and arrived 15 minutes before the scheduled time.
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Earlier, Justice Kaushik Chanda of Calcutta High Court had restrained investigators from arresting Azad for six months. Kolkata: Mamata Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad was questioned on Tuesday for over five hours by CID in an extortion case .