Mamata Banerjee slams CBI over Narada scam accused Sultan Ahmed's cardiac arrest

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that Trinamool Congress MP Sultan Ahmed, who died on Monday, had been under extreme pressure as he was being probed by the CBI in connection with Narada case. 

The Trinamool Congress supreme slammed the CBI for slapping a notice on the party MP even after his death. 

"I got information that when his dead body was being taken, a CBI notice was served. There was some Narada case of Rs 1 to 1.5 lakh. He was under extreme stress. It was not his age to die. We are all very saddened," Banerjee said at the State Secretariat after an administrative review.

Sultan Ahmed, 64-year-old died on Monday in Kolkata after suffering from a sudden cardiac arrest. 

He was one of the 12 Trinamool leaders accused in the Narada sting case. In the sting video shot by Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel in 2014, Ahmed was seen accepting cash.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate have been probing the money trail in the Narada case. Ahmed was also questioned by authorities a few times.

Ahmed was Minister of State for Tourism in the Manmohan Singh government. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Uluberia constituency.

He was also the Vice-Chairman of Haj Committee of India.