Calcutta HC orders Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife to appear before customs office on April 8

Kolkata | Thursday | 4th April, 2019

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"Calcutta HC orders WB CM's nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s wife to appear before Kolkata customs office on 8 April, also said customs can't take any coercive step. The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed Rujira Naroola, the wife of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, to appear before Kolkata customs office on April 8, adding that customs can't take any coercive step against her. Customs officials have also filed a complaint against Naroola, who has, in turn, filed a counter complaint. On March 16, the West Bengal Police "intimidated" customs officials at the Kolkata international airport, after they held Naroola for carrying excess gold without a declaration. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who represents West Bengal, claimed Mehta was using the "Supreme Court as a platform to feed the press", to which, Mehta said he was not interested in addressing the press..