CBI sets the cat among sleeping pigeons as it resurrects Narada case

In the week just gone by the virtually forgotten Narada sting video where several top leaders of the Trinamool Congress and one police officer were seen accepting cash against promises of doing favours in 2016 was suddenly resurrected in the minds of the people of West Bengal.

The resurrection was done by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by summoning Mathew Samuel, the man behind the sting operations, for questioning at the agency’s Nizam Palace office in central Kolkata on September 18.

As per information available from the CBI, Samuel has been called for questioning on discrepancies between his earlier statements given to the CBI in the matter and the findings of the central agency from the forensic report on Samuel’s mobile phone through which he conducted the sting operations.

Samuel's stance on being summoned has sparked further speculation as he has set some conditions for appearing at the CBI office on Monday.

This has surprised many people including the CBI officials since in the past Samuel has faced several rounds of questioning both in Kolkata as well as in Delhi without setting any condition.