Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Wednesday claimed that his account with HDFC Bank was blocked after a news article about a case filed by the Enforcement Directorate against him two years ago.
In a post on social media platform X, the Rajya Sabha MP said that he received a call from an HDFC Bank representative, who told him that his account was blocked.
“The reason? HDFC says there was a Times of India [newspaper] report about an ED [Enforcement Directorate] case against you,” wrote Gokhale. “I said the case is 2 years old.”
The case pertains to allegations that Gokhale collected over Rs 72 lakh from more than 1,700 persons through a crowdfunding platform called “Our Democracy” and used the money for personal expenses. The Gujarat Police filed a first information report against him in December 2022, on the basis of which the Enforcement Directorate filed a case of alleged money laundering.
On August 13, the Enforcement Directorate said that a special...
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