Kolkata, Dec 01: In a fresh move to get to the bottom of the Rs 120-crore payment scam at the Calcutta Stock Exchange in March 2001, the Special Cell of Kolkata Police has sought comments from Securities and Exchange Board of India on the role of bourse officials during the crisis. "We have sent a questionnaire to the Sebi seeking to ascertain the exact role played by some CSE directors and officials appointed by it," sources in the Special Cell, which investigates white collar crime, said here.
Replying to a query, the sources denied that they had issued summons to Sebi, "We have only sent a questionnare about 10 to 12 days ago."

The move followed the recent arrest of three brokers - Dinesh Kumar Singhania, Ashok Poddar and Harish Chander Biyani - who were allegedly primarily responsible for the crisis.
It was alleged that the trio had entered into huge transactions at CSE on behalf of Ketan Parekh and failed to pay-in against shares purchased in the market.
The market watchdog, meanwhile, has summoned CSE officials to Mumbai to help in drafting reply, sources said. Bureau Report